Explores the history of the Muslim world, from the founding of Islam through the September 11 attacks, and discusses how the meeting of Western and Islamic cultures profoundly changed world history. The award-winning author of West of Kabul, East of New York explores the history of the Muslim world, from the founding of Islam through the September 11 attacks, in an account that includes how the meeting of Western and Islamic cultures profoundly changed world history. Simultaneous.