Islam - Malise Ruthven
Islam features widely in the news often in its most militant versions but few people in
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the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites the Sunnis and the Wahhabis and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? And how must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?
Advantages: an indepth analysis of east west relationships Disadvantages: lots of information to take in
...If anyone was going to write a book exploring the development of the Islamic worlds volatile relationship with the West, then MaliseRuthven, author of numerous books on fundamentalism and religion in general and the Arab peoples and Islam in particular, was a good candidate. It is a book that was written in the “heat of the moment” as the author himself states, following the attacks on the Twin Towers and although the book is even subtitled, the Islamic Attack on America, it is actually about so much more that the relation ship between the two. The author is honest enough to venture the fact that he sees the book as offering very little that hasn’t been written before. What is new about the book, however, is that it draws on the full range of resources to but its case together, from popular opinion, however...
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Advantages: An excellent read and one you'll want to read again Disadvantages: You can't put it down!
...stepfather is prepared to finance his horses. Tory is thrilled to be Jake’s wife and runs the house on oiled wheels, making sure everything is ready for an ungrateful Jake, from a good meal to the administration of his showjumping competition entries.
Jake eventually takes pity on Helen and runs away with her only to find that he has given up on his previously ordered life to find that Helen is too demanding and gives little in return. Meanwhile, at home, Tory’s unhappiness is making her ill. I won’t give any more of the story away as it will spoil the reading of the book.
There are many other strong characters in the book such as Billy Lloyd Fox, Rupert’s best friend, Malise Gordon, the team coach, and Dino Ferranti, for whom Fen, Tory’s sister, falls head over heels, to name but three.
This book will make...
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Advantages: You won't want to put it down Disadvantages: The housework won't get done!
...OK so you’ve just finished reading Riders. Great wasn’t it? So now you want to know what Rupert Campbell Black is going to do next. I have the answer to your dilemma read the next book in the series – Rivals.
By now Rupert is an MP, divorced from Helen, who went on to marry Malise Gordon, the showjumping team coach. Rupert and Helen had two children, Tabitha who is a wild child and a female version of her father and Marcus, who is a sickly, sensitive, artistic child suffering from asthma.
Rupert still owns a string of racehorses and regularly travels the world looking for further purchases. Tabitha shares his passion for riding, but Marcus is terrified of horses, yet another reason for his father to dislike him.
Declan O’Hara, a media star has moved from the BBC to Cotswold Television and he and his...
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