Islam in society / Eileen Lucas, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lucas, Eileen, editor.

Series:

Global viewpoints

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--21st century.

Islam.

Physical Description:

199 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, [2019]

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Islam around the world. Key findings regarding Muslims around the world / Michael Lipka ; How can Islam fit in with secular modernity? / Asia Society ; Negative stereotypes of Muslims have fueled the rise of Islamophobia / Belinda F. Espiritu ; Long-standing differences between Islamic sects continue to impact Muslim life today / Mike Shuster

Radical Islam, truth, and perception. The sources of religious violence are misunderstood / Adam Garfinkle ; Unjust punishments in the Islamic world / Denis MacEoin ; The differences between "radical" and "moderate" in the Muslim world are potentially dangerous for the West / Raymond Ibrahim ; The threat of Islamic terrorism is exaggerated / Tarek Ladjal ; The Islamic State poses a real threat to the United States / Stuart Gottlieb

Global perspectives on Islam. In the United States we must confront our own Islamophobia / Todd Green ; In Britain and France political correctness and multiculturalism have allowed radical Islam to flourish / Denis MacEoin ; In Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan there are obstacles to Democracy / Pew Research Center ; In Syria fleeing refugees must confront Western ignorance and zenophobia / Ammar Abdulhamid ; In the Central African Republic Christians and Muslims coexist amid conflict / Nyeko Caesar Poblicks ; In Southeast Asia civic republicanism should be married with religion / Pew Research Center ; In the United States Muslims have a history as old as the nation / Southern Poverty Law Center

Steps toward coexistence. US Muslims face many different forms of discrimination / Rebecca A. Clay ; Non-Muslims must stand up to Islamophobia / Ally Beetham ; Christians and Muslims and common ground / Jamal Badawi ; Want to change perceptions of Muslims? Support students of all beliefs / Matthew J. Mayhew

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Organizations to contact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781534504196

1534504192

9781534504752

1534504753

OCLC:

1041194354

Publisher Number:

99981905595