The global Muslim community at a crossroads : understanding religious beliefs, practices, and infighting to end the conflict / Abdul Basit, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Basit, Abdul.

Series:

Practical and applied psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and social problems.

Islam and culture.

Muslims--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Islamic countries--Civilization.

Islamic countries.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xix, 202 pages : map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]

Summary:

Tackling a subject that is as timely as it is complex, this expert work examines the turmoil inside Muslim communities, helping outsiders to understand and insiders to examine ways in which Islam can be reinterpreted for a modern world.

Contents:

Rise and fall of the Islamic civilization : a historical background

Review of the global Muslim community : analyzing the current state of turmoil and upheaval / Abdul Basit

A review of religious beliefs and practices

Understanding the core concepts of Islam / Abdul Basit

A critical review of Hadith / Abdul Basit

Sharia and contemporary issues / Abdul Basit

A review of social and moral issues

Islam and democracy / Abdul Basit

Muslims and pluralism : past, present, and future / Javeed Akhter

Removing the veil : clarifying the role of women in Islam / Abdul Basit

Refining the "Islamic" : the import of critical gender analysis / C. A. Lizzio

Reforming madrassas and social reform in Muslim society

Reforming the Indian madrassas / Akhtarul Wasey

Education in Muslim societies : learning from the past / Aurangzeb Haneef

Scholastic theology and social reform in Muslim society : Shaykh Ghazali's approach / Benaouda Bensaid and Fadila Grine

Glorifying the past

Idealizing the past : does it prevent the Muslim community from moving forward? / Tariq Ahmed Khan

Does Islam provide guidance in all aspects of life? / Abdul Basit

New strategy to resolve intractable problems

Road to recovery : how can Muslims resolve the intractable problems and end the conflict? / Abdul Basit

Summary and conclusions / Abdul Basit

Appendix I: Global information about the Muslim world / Prepared by Khurshid Alam Lala

Appendix II: Similarities and differences among three monotheistic religions / Abdul Basit

Glossary

About the editor and contributors

About the series editor

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313396977

0313396973

9780313396984

0313396981

OCLC:

729344538