Lesley Hazleton

Explains the origins of the Shia and Sunni conflict, describing how a seventh-century struggle between the supporters of the late Muhammad's family members erupted in a massacre at Karbala that became a central part of Shia Islam.

The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

After the Prophet

A retelling of the life of the iconic prophet of Islam draws on records from disciplines to profile his complexity, vitality, and legacy, tracing his rise from humble origins to a powerful figure who challenged an established order with a new vision of social justice.

The Story of Muhammad

The First Muslim

Peygamberden Sonra

The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen

Jezebel

There is no woman with a worse reputation than Jezebel, the ancient queen who corrupted a nation and met one of the most gruesome fates in the Bible. Her name alone speaks of sexual decadence and promiscuity. But what if this version of her story, handed down to us through the ages, is merely the one her enemies wanted us to believe? What if Jezebel, far from being a conniving harlot, was, in fact, framed? In this remarkable new biography, Lesley Hazleton shows exactly how the proud and courageous queen of Israel was vilified and made into the very embodiment of wanton wickedness by her political and religious enemies. Jezebel brings readers back to the source of the biblical story, a rich and dramatic saga featuring evil schemes and underhanded plots, war and treason, false gods and falser humans, and all with the fate of entire nations at stake. At its center are just one woman and one man—the sophisticated Queen Jezebel and the stark prophet Elijah. Their epic and ultimately tragic confrontation pits tolerance against righteousness, pragmatism against divine dictates, and liberalism against conservatism. It is, in other words, the original story of the unholy marriage of sex, politics, and religion, and it ends in one of the most chillingly brutal scenes in the entire Bible. Here at last is the real story of the rise and fall of this legendary woman—a radically different portrait with startling contemporary resonance in a world mired once again in religious wars.

"A widely admired writer on religion celebrates agnosticism as the most vibrant, engaging--and ultimately the most honest--stance toward the mysteries of existence." -- Amazon.com.

A Spirited Manifesto

Agnostic

First Muslim

Memoirs of a Fast Woman

Driving to Detroit

An environmentalist sets out on a six-month journey from Seattle to Detroit during which she makes many stops to pay homage to the automobile, and comes to terms with her own mortality

An Automotive Odyssey

İlk Müslüman "Hz. Muhammed'in Hikâyesi"

Starting with a dark-skinned girl barely out of adolescence when she gives birth, Lesley Hazleton weaves together the many facets of Mary's existence: peasant villager, wise woman and healer, activist, mother, teacher, and yes, virgin, though in a sense we have long forgotten. She follows her through the worst any mother can experience-the excruciating death of her child-and then looks at how she transforms grief into wisdom, disaster into renewal. Strong and courageous, the Mary we see here does not merely assent to her role in history, but chooses it and lives it to the fullest.

A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother

Mary

Coming to Terms with Normal Depression

The Right to Feel Bad

اول المسلمین: محمدؐ کی کہانی

محمدؐ کی کہانی

اول المسلمین

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with her countrywomen, an Israeli journalist and sociologist illuminates the origins of myths concerning the liberation of Israeli women and analyzes the extent to which they dominate the social structure of a complex, contradictory democracy.

Lesley Hazleton

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