About Islam

9781880416198

1880416190

IS A FASCINATING and WELL DOCUMENTED BOOK THAT NOW GIVES YOU AN IN-DEPTH LOOK and EXPLAINS THE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR THE BELIEVERS OF ISLAMIC RELIGION...Covering sixteen areas of basic life, plus personal observations of the author, this book will FASCINATE and AMAZE you!!! Every word is well researched and reflects not only the Islamic belief in the conduct of daily life but also the general attitude of the people toward Western world. CONSIDER THIS--Is the Veil required by Islam? What is required of a Muslim during the month of Ramadan? What part does sexual intercourse with one's wife play during Pilgrimage? Why did Mohammed have eight wives when a Muslim is allowed only four? Why do many countries fear Islamic Fundamentalists? Operation Desert Storm, the war in the Persian Gulf, showed you the battleground and gave you a small glimpse of the people the war was fought for. That glimpse piqued the interest of many people as to the social and psychological motivations of the Arabs. MR. ROSS A. MOON was born in Toronto, Kansas and graduated from Pratt High School, Pratt, Kansas in 1957. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Colorado State University in June 1962 and a Master's degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California in 1981. He entered the United States Air Force in February 1964 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May 1964. After receiving his pilot wings in 1965 he went on to F-105 fighter training with a follow-on assignment in 1966 to Southeast Asia. A second tour in Southeast Asia was flown in the F-4 in 1972-1973. Various assignments from Germany to Japan and throughout the USA were experienced over a twenty-five year career. Following military retirement as a Colonel in 1989 he worked in Saudi Arabia for two and one half years. It was during this time that he gathered material for this book.