Review: From Makka to Las Vegas: Critical Theories in Architecture and Sanctity by Ali Abd al-Ra`uf

Yomna al-Saeed wrote a review in English of an Arabic book. The review was published at onislam.net on September 21, 2015. The book's title is

 من مكة إلى لاس ڤيجاس
أطروحات نقدية في العمارة و القداسة

which I've translated to From Makka to Las Vegas: Critical Theories in Architecture and Sanctity. Its author is علي عبد الرؤوف Ali Abd al-Ra'uf. It was published in 2014.

To Read: "What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic" by Shahab Ahmed

BloombergView.com on September 20, 2015 published an article by Noah Feldman about Shahab Ahmad and his book What is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic, scheduled for publication in December 2015. Shahab Ahmed died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States on September 17, 2015.

An Extraordinary Scholar Redefined Islam - Bloomberg View http://t.co/6pT60UdRiG

— Mohammad Fadel (@Shanfaraa) September 20, 2015

Book Review: "The Heroine Next Door" by Zeena Nackerdien

Book Review: ‘The Heroine Next Door’ by Zeena Nackerdien http://t.co/izQS5LeaAA

— Blogcritics Magazine (@Blogcritics) September 8, 2015

Sheri Hoyte reviewed The Heroine Next Door by Zeena Nackerdien for BlogCritics.com on September 8, 2015.

The book has an official website. You can buy the book from the publisher.

In her day job, Zeena Nakerdien is a real-life scientist, and she's got a non-fiction book published on Type II diabetes.

HIV / TB / Diabetes Resource Kit: In our second excerpt from science writer Zeena Nackerdien, we look at an ex... http://t.co/i4dPHhvLiu

— Sweet Life (@sweet_life_mag) August 21, 2015

I have not read the book.

Review: Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe by Esra Özyürek

Being German, Becoming Muslim: how German Muslims balance their country and their faith http://t.co/iQzX6fl0Eu

— LSE EUROPP blog (@LSEEuroppblog) September 11, 2015

Aysegul Kayaoglu reviewed Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe by Esra Özyürek. It was published in the London School of Economics Review of Books blog on June 5, 2015.

Panelists, including author Esra Özyürek, discussed the book on January 21, 2015.

Podcast 'Being German, Becoming Muslim:race, religion, & conversion in the New Europe' Esra Ozyurek @LSEEI #LSEOzyur… http://t.co/UChVI4vhTL

— LSE Events (@LSEpublicevents) July 20, 2015

Search for the book in a library near you using Worldcat.org.

I have not read the book.

Review: Ummakkuttiyude Kunjikinaavukal by B. M. Suhara

Do you read Malayalam (Kairali) or know someone who does? Meena T. Pillai reviewed Ummakkuttiyude Kunjikinaavukal by B. M. Suhara. The review was published in The Hindu of September 17, 2015.

#FridayReview In search of our mothers: What are the dreams of a little Muslim girl growing up in a small village… http://t.co/a7OMmh4fZH

— Muthu Krish (@MuthuKrish24) September 17, 2015

The Hindu has many columns tagged Malayalam literature.

I have not read the book.

Review: Soft Force: Women in Egypt’s Islamic Awakening by Ellen Anne McLarney

Caron E. Gentry reviewed Soft Force: Women in Egypt’s Islamic Awakening by Ellen Anne McLarney. Search for the book in a library near you. The review was published in Times Higher Education, September 10, 2015.

Professor McLarney also gave an interview at Islamicommentary.org.

The YouTube videos below are short talks by the author. The first introduces the book. The second introduces how she became interested in research about Muslim ideas about human rights in the 19th century C.E.

I have not read the book.

Review: Islam in Liberalism by Joseph Massad

"ISLAM IN LIBERALISM is required reading for anyone invested in Muslim Studies." http://t.co/cqot7S2Wm2 pic.twitter.com/kvVHdBhJZX

— LA Review of Books (@LAReviewofBooks) September 12, 2015

Anna Provitola and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins reviewed Joseph Massad's book Islam in Liberalism.

I have not read the book. There is more information at the publisher's site, and you can search for a copy at your local library on worldcat.org.

Review: God Sent Me: A Textbook Case on Evolution vs. Creation by Jeffrey Selman

Jeffrey Selman (website) was the lead plaintiff in a suit against the Cobb County, Georgia Board of Education which resulted in an order for it to remove a disclaimer from its public high school biology textbooks.

I've met Jeffrey twice in my activities for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the first time to lobby against Georgia's Religious Freedom Restoration Act legislation in March 2015 and the second time to hear him speak at our Augusta, Georgia chapter meeting about his book in August 2015.