From the soil of the Mideast have sprung three of the world's great peace-teaching religious traditions. And yet war in the region has been the norm for centuries. Read about the moment of inspiration that led an American traveler to the conviction that peace is nevertheless inevitable.
NINE PARTS OF DESIRE
, The Hidden World of Islamic Women is one of a handful books on Islam that gained sudden relevance and new readers after September 11.
Through her prayers, she'd come to identify herself as a "Genesis 1 woman"—loved, creative, valued, energetic, useful. Read how this helped the author and her husband when they found themselves living in the Persian Gulf region.
Citing her own life story, the author explains why shedding fear, domination, and the shroud of inferiority transcends cultural and religious intolerance.
with contributions from Jim Corbett, Cali McClure, LaMeice Harding
Surveying
the condition of his nation at the time of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln said, "We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.
At first he thought his prayer might only be leading backward, into a job he dreaded. As a matter of fact, it was putting him on the path to a truly fulfilling career.
