Muslims and the West : quest for "change" and conflict resolution / Mahboob A. Khawaja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khawaja, Mahboob A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--20th century.

Islam.

Islamic fundamentalism--Europe.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Europe.

Islamic countries--Relations--Europe.

Islamic countries.

Relations.

Europe--Relations--Islamic countries.

Conflict management--Religious aspects--Islam.

Conflict management.

Islam and world politics.

Physical Description:

234 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2000.

Summary:

The term "Islamic fundamentalism" is often laden with negative connotations in today's media. Mahboob A. Khawaja, in Muslims and the West, argues for a new understanding of what fundamentalism really is.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: Muslims and The West 5

Chapter 2 From Theoretical Assumptions to the Real World Issues 19

Chapter 3 What is Islamic "Fundamentalism"? 31

Chapter 4 Muslims and The West: Where Civilizations Meet 53

Chapter 5 A Generation Refocuses Strategic Issues: Old-Age Coercion vs. New -Age Challenges 69

Chapter 6 From Rationality of Islamic Thinking to Islamic Political Imagination 81

Chapter 7 Modern Muslims in Search of "Thinking" of The Islamic Political Values 101

Chapter 8 "Fundamentalism" and International Mass Media 115

Chapter 9 Global Peace-Making or Conflict-Keeping, and The Muslim World 131

Chapter 10 Strange Development Equilibrium: New Thinking for Change and Development 145

Chapter 11 Quest for "Change": Leaders or the Masses? 163

Chapter 12 Quest for "Change": Perceptions, Issues and Conflict Resolutions 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-234) and index.

ISBN:

0761816526

OCLC:

43317642