Brief Reviews

Book Reviews
Endurance: Speaking Kurdish in a Warped World
June 1, 2025
Book Reviews
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
June 1, 2025
Book Reviews
Islamesque: The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe’s Medieval Monuments
June 1, 2025
Book Reviews
Leaving Islam, Ex-Muslims, and Zemiology
June 1, 2025
Book Reviews
The Renegade (Il Rinnegato)
June 1, 2025
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