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Malise walter maitland knox hore ruthven born 14 may 1942 is an angloirish academic and writer born in dublin in 1942, he earned an ma in english literature at cambridge university, before working as a scriptwriter with the bbc arabic and world service, and a consultant on middle eastern affairs. Malise walter maitland knox hore ruthven born 14 may 1942 is an angloirish academic and writer born in dublin in 1942, he earned an ma in english literature at cambridge university, before working as a scriptwriter with the bbc arabic and world service, and a consultant on middle eastern affairs he earned his phd in social and political sciences from cambridge university. The islamic road to the modern world by malise ruthven. Believe in allah, and his messenger muhammad, and the book the quran which he has sent down to his messenger, and the scripture which he sent down to those before. American academy of political and social science rethinking islam today authors. The author seems to be very capable and wellversed. Mar 19, 2010 islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the nonmuslim world really understand the nature of islam. The book originated during the postexilic period after the temple has been rebuilt in 515 bce.
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