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YAWorld of Islam series.
These titles will help round out library collections. The treatments are generally matter-of-fact and even-handed. Topics addressed are complex--legal, political, and social, as well as religious--and the pages are densely packed with information. Frequent photographs break up the texts. All but Festivals include timelines. There are five other fall 2009 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Islam titles: The Monotheistic Religions, Islamic Festivals and Celebrations, Islam, Law, and Human Rights, Islam in America, and The History of Islam.