小说以新时期京城一个普通穆斯林人家生活变化为背景，以城市拆迁为线索，以个性化的写真手法全景式的描写了都市回族人在新与旧、美与丑、传统与现实的矛盾冲突中不同年龄、不同身份任务的内心世界，充满了浓郁的都市回族平民生活情调，塑造了许多真实可信的回回人及其后代的形象，很具有民族性和地域性，对我们了解回族穆斯林的宗教信仰、宗教生活、回族人的心理素质、行为方式以及回族人的异化现象都很有帮助。

《伊斯兰艺术与建筑中的几何图案》内容简介：重点集中于几何形状的伊斯兰艺术与建筑，提供了极其丰富的奇妙图案，以供人们研究探索。编写这本书的契机来自作者对西班牙摩尔人留下来的古建筑的游览、观光，尤为重要的是格拉纳达、科尔多瓦与塞维利亚二地遗迹更多。伊斯兰文化艺术的这种令人瞩目的开端，其后又随着作者对中、近东，北非乃至位于英嘲本土的、年代较新的清真寺的造访而获得更多的充实。 书中随处可见形形色色，丰富多彩的图案，其创造性令人感到惊讶。当我企图亲自动手来绘制这些图案时，我的神奇感又进了一步，因为我发现：图案据以演进的基本格子竟是如此之简单。作者希望《伊斯兰艺术与建筑中的几何图案》的正文、插图与照片能激发读者研究伊斯兰建筑及其奇妙几何图案的强烈兴趣。

由著名的伊斯兰艺术专家约翰·D·霍格所作的伊斯兰建筑这一全面的论述，涉及到伊斯兰教影响地区的建筑的各个方面。在其丰富的文化遗产和艺术光彩的文脉之中，对西班牙、北非、埃及和从波斯到奥托曼帝国时代的中东以及莫卧儿帝国统治下的印度的建筑进行了考察。 《伊斯兰建筑/世界建筑史丛书》可供建筑师及广大读者参考阅读。

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evolution of the faith—in all its beauty and complexity . This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam’s position in modern culture. Aslan explores what the popular demonstrations pushing for democracy in the Middle East mean for the future of Islam in the region, how the Internet and social media have affected Islam’s evolution, and how the war on terror has altered the geopolitical balance of power in the Middle East. He also provides an update on the contemporary Muslim women’s movement, a discussion of the controversy over veiling in Europe, an in-depth history of Jihadism, and a look at how Muslims living in North America and Europe are changing the face of Islam. Timely and persuasive, No god but God is an elegantly written account that explains this magnificent yet misunderstood faith.

A renowned scholar of Islamic art, history and culture, Oleg Grabar introduces in this book a wide range of illuminated manuscript masterpieces from the eighth to the seventeenth century. The heroes of grand epics such as Alexander the Great are found side-by-side with mythical monarchs, sultans, and even monsters. Illuminated manuscripts of the Koran, epic poetry, and scientific works from the Egyptian, Syrian, Persian, Mogul, and Ottoman Empires await discovery. The book opens with an essay which contextualizes the works-the originals of which reside in the Louvre, French National Library, National Library of Cairo, the British Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Topkapi Museum, the Freer Gallery of Art and the collections of the Aga Khan and Khalili families. Following is a selection of two hundred full-color illustrations accompanied by the author's insightful commentary. Including examples of some of the world's most beautiful artistic expressions, this collection of carefully chosen works not only illustrates an important period in art history but also serves as a monument to the achievements of Islamic culture.