Future Islam
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INDIA’S SILENT REVOLUTION : THE RISE OF THE LOW CASTES IN NORTH INDIAN POLITICS
Indian socio-political scenario has undergone and is still undergoing a process of rapid transformation. A change is particularly significant in…
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THE PRISONERS OF MALTA (ASIRAN-I MALTA)
Although numerous ‘ulama played a leading role in India’s freedom struggle, little literature exists on them in English. Much has…
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AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISM : THE WRITINGS OF MUHAMMAD SA’IDAL-‘ASHMAWY.
This book is a collection of al-‘Ashmawy’s writings originally drafted for lectures presented in different parts of the world. He…
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PROGRESSIVE MUSLIMS: ON JUSTICE, GENDER, AND PLURALISM
IN MASS MEDIA IMAGES AND POPULAR POLITICAL DISCOURSE, ISLAM IS OFTEN CHARACTERIZED AS MONOLITHIC, PATRIARCHAL, AUTHORITARIAN AND INHERENTLY VIOLENT, HOPELESSLY…
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MODERN MUSLIM INTELLECTUALS AND THE QUR’AN
There has been differences between the ‘ulama and the modern Islamic scholars and intellectuals in interpreting and understanding the Qur’an.…
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STRENGTH IN NUMBERS? THE POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES.
Jan E. Leighley tries to look at the emerging scenario in the US, when whites would no longer be in…
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ISLAM UNDER SIEGE: LIVING DANGEROUSLY IN A POST-HONOR WORLD
Akbar S. Ahmed’s provocative new book, Islam Under Siege, features a blurb on the cover by Professor Tamara Sonn proclaiming…
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ME AND YOU (BEYOND BELIEF, TOGETHER: A PATH TO PEACE ALL OUR FAITHS CAN SHARE)
I have just finished reading two books – Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great and David Liepert’s Me and You.…
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THE TEDDY BEAR AND THE FANATICS
Once again the reputation of a great religion, Islam, has been besmirched by a gang of zealots. This time the…
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Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World
Blending his riveting personal story with innovative ideas about how to win the war on terror, former marine turned Al Jazeera…
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