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Religious Statecraft
The Politics of Islam in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Since the 1979 revolution, scholars and policy makers alike have tended to see Iranian political actors as religiously driven—dedicated to overturning the international order in line with a theologically prescribed outlook. This provocative book argues that such views have the link between religious...
Health Sciences in Early Islam – Volume 1
Collected Papers By Sami K. Hamarneh
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 1983
HEALTH SCIENCES IN EARLY ISLAM is a pioneering study of Islamic medicine that opens up new chapters of knowledge in the history of the healing sciences. This two volume work covers the development of Islamic medicine between the 6th and 12th centuries A.D. Transcending mere medical historiography,...
Blasphemy, Islam and the State
Pluralism and Liberalism in Indonesia
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This book draws on the work of Rawls to explore the interaction between faith, law and the right to religious freedom in post-Soeharto Indonesia, the world’s largest democracy after India and the United States. It argues that enforcement of Islamic principles by the state is inconsistent with...
Muslim Civilization
The Causes of Decline and the Need for Reform
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
"[This is] a subject of such relevance and importance that one wonders why nobody else dealt with it in book form before."—Dr. Wilfried HofmannMuslim civilization has experienced a decline during the last five centuries after previously having undergone a long period of prosperity and comprehensive...
LE CORAN - القرآن
Avec une Biographie complète de Mahomet
Language: French
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Edition Complète de " LE CORAN - Avec une Biographie complète de Mahomet - Mohammad Scribes ", entièrement relu, revu et corrigé avec mise en page étudiée et table des Matières pour navigation aisée.
Le Coran reprend les...
Islam in the Era of Globalization
Muslim Attitudes towards Modernity and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Globalization, modernity and identity are fundamental issues in contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies. This collection of essays reflects the wide diversity that characterises contemporary Islamic Studies. The case studies cover regions stretching from China and Southeast Asia to diaspora communities...
Living Islam Out Loud
American Muslim Women Speak
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism,...
Witnesses to Faith?
Martyrdom in Christianity and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
11 September 2001 in New York; 11 March 2004 in Madrid; 7 July 2005 in London: these dates remind us that suicide bombings, or 'martyrdom operations', have become the common coin of international politics in the West. What exactly is meant by 'martyrdom' today, whether in Islam or Christianity? This...
Wahhabi Islam
From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2004
Before 9/11, few Westerners had heard of Wahhabism. Today, it is a household word. Frequently mentioned in association with Osama bin Laden, Wahhabism is portrayed by the media and public officials as an intolerant, puritanical, militant interpretation of Islam that calls for the wholesale destruction...
Islamism in the Modern World
A Historical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Islamism in the Modern World is an accessible, student-oriented introduction to the debates surrounding the historic origins of contemporary Islamism. It explores controversies surrounding contemporary Islamists' indebtedness to various European and Islamic thinkers, as well situating debates concerning...
by Raihan Ismail
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
The Saudi "ulama" are known for their strong opposition to Shi'a theology, Shi'a communities in Saudi Arabia, and external Shi'a influences such as Iran and Hezbollah. Their potent hostility, combined with the influence of the 'ulama' within the Saudi state and the Muslim world, has led some commentators...
Fulfilling the Trust
50 Years of Shaping Muslim Religious Life in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Muslims constitute about half a million or 15 percent of Singapore's multiracial and multireligious population. In 1968, the Singapore Parliament passed the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA), which led to the formation of Muis or the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Islamic Religious Council of...
Hashtag Islam
How Cyber-Islamic Environments Are Transforming Religious Authority
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Gary R. Bunt is a twenty-year pioneer in the study of cyber-Islamic environments (CIEs). In his new book, Bunt explores the diverse and surprising ways digital technology is shaping how Muslims across vast territories relate to religious authorities in fulfilling spiritual, mystical, and legalistic...
Who Was Muhammad?
An Analysis of the Prophet of Islam in Light of the Bible and the Quran
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Whether we will admit it or not, it happens all the time. We often judge individuals, families, churches, and other organizations based on a lack of information. We hear something negative about a teenager in our child's class and assume that the parents are slacking off; we get reprimanded by the...