The book “Islam: a short history” is a non-fiction book that was published by Modern Library in 2000 by the British writer Karen Armstrong. Karen Armstrong was born 14. November 1944, she was a former Roman Catholic nun that writes popular books about the history of religion. She first became well known in 1993 with her book “A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam”. Her work focuses on the common features of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
I personally think that the way Karen Armstrong has written “Islam: a short history” is really well done. The book fallows a story line like a novel rather than a textbook, which got me more captivated and interested in keeping
I personally think that the way Karen Armstrong has written “Islam: a short history” is really well done. The book fallows a story line like a novel rather than a textbook, which got me more captivated and interested in keeping