To Moscow, Not Mecca: The Soviet Campaign Against Islam in Central Asia, 1917-1941 The clash between Communism and Islam in the Soviet Union pitted two socio-political systems against one another, each proclaiming ultimate…
One thousand roads to Mecca : ten centuries of travelers writing about the Muslim pilgrimage “The pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, is a journey all Muslims are enjoined to make once in their lifetimes.…