Original Schism

The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism

By Toby Matthiesen

From Cordoba to Kabul

Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization

By Justin Marozzi

Diminishing Powers

The Tail Wags the Dog: International Politics and the Middle East

By Efraim Karsh

There Be Vipers

Mecca: The Sacred City

By Ziauddin Sardar

Lifting the Veil

A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America

By Leila Ahmed

Rebel with A Cause

Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

By John Calvert

The End in Sight?

The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda

By Fawaz A Gerges

The Black Banners: Inside the Hunt for Al-Qaeda

By Ali H Soufan with Daniel Freedman

Reason & Religion

Islamism and Islam

By Bassam Tibi

Fall of the Peacock Throne

Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences

By James Buchan