Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

Basit, Abdul.

Description

xix, 202 p. : map; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Practical and applied psychology

Uniform Title

Practical and applied psychology.

Subject

• Islam and social problems
• Islam and culture
• Muslims > Social conditions
• Islamic countries > Civilization

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Call Number

JFE 12-2695

ISBN

• 9780313396977 (hard copy : alk. paper)
• 0313396973 (hard copy : alk. paper)

LCCN

2011039311

OCLC

YBP 2011039311

Title

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

Imprint

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012.

Series

Practical and applied psychology

Practical and applied psychology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Basit, Abdul.

Research Call Number

JFE 12-2695