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Children of Abraham
The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations
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Children of Abraham was selected as a Financial Times Book to Read in 2026. Muslims and Jews have engaged with one another—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse—for over 1,400 years. Yet, recent discourse tends to focus on only the most antagonistic aspects of the two communities'...
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A thought-provoking new history by the author of the Wolfson Prize-shortlisted The Ottomans
A thought-provoking new history by the author of the Wolfson Prize-shortlisted The Ottomans
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Children of Abraham was selected as a Financial Times Book to Read in 2026. Muslims and Jews have engaged with one another—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse—for over 1,400 years. Yet, recent discourse tends to focus on only the most antagonistic aspects of the two communities' interactions.
Marc David Baer paints a more nuanced picture of Muslim-Jewish relations, from Muhammad's first interactions with Jewish Arabs in the seventh century and their shared struggles after the Spanish Reconquista to the ongoing modern conflict in the Middle East.
Free from the myths and counter-myths of earlier accounts, this is a timely and indispensable new analysis of two communities, often existing side by side, whose relations will continue to shape global politics for decades to come.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805223610
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Illustration: 8pp colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 46.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 740g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Marc David Baer is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. He has published widely on Jewish and Islamic history, and is an expert on the Ottoman empire. His most recent work, The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs, was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize.
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