The quran and history

Submitted by avi Elnekave (Israel), Jan 21, 2004 at 11:08

Dear Dr. Pipes,
I understand that it is not possible, in a short newspaper article, to be more detailed. I, for one, would be very interested to get some recomendation on a good, comprehenssive, history book that might trace the course of events leading to the recent 40,50 years processes and events in islam, and how militant Islam came to be with phenomena like Bin Laden, Arafat, Mujahedin etc. I'll appreciate any recommendation.
Thanks,
Avi

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".