Despite their subordinate status in Muslim society, Jews participated in the flowering of a brilliant international civilization made possible by the vast territorial conquests of the Arabs. Furthermore, it was under Muslim rule that early Judaism developed into the religion that we know today. Sunlight and Shadow traces the condition of Jews living in the world of Islam from the age of Muhammad to the present era fraught with struggles between Arabs and Israelis. Through his exploration of this long-standing relationship, Lucien Gubbay fosters a better understanding of the Jewish experience of Islam today when, despite troubles in the Middle East, there is again talk of peace.Lucien Gubbay writes clearly and fairly on the close and continuing relationship between Jews and Muslimsties which are historical, cultural, and psychological. . . . A valuable and thought-provoking summary of the enriching and problematic relationship . . . between Muslims and Jews. Dr. Zaki Badawi, Principal of the Muslim College, London