Islam

Conventionally the word sufi is considered synonymous with the word mystic.

In Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: A Fresh Interpretation, Mohammad Kamali considers problems associated with and proposals for reform of the hudud punishments prescribed by Islamic criminal law, and other topics related to crime and punishment in Shariah.

This book focuses on the role of memory and its revision and erasure in the ninth to eleventh centuries.

This volume explores the relationship between the Qur'an and the Jewish and Christian traditions, considering aspects of continuity and reform.

This book explores the idea of Muslim diaspora in context of Muslim communities in the United Kingdom.

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Cases of ex-Muslims in Europe being punished by their former fellow Muslims constitute an unacceptable practice from the standpoint of democratic societies in which human rights are respected and individuals have the freedom to choose their religion, or none at all.

This decisive account of the role of nonviolence in Islam and Muslim societies, both historically and in current times, chronicles an often-obscured but longstanding pacifist tradition.

Though it has been nearly a decade since the attacks of September 11, the threat of terrorism emanating from the Muslim world has not subsided.

Abi Talib, son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi'i imam and fourth caliph, is a monumental figure within the Islamic tradition.

Long ago, mystics believed that along with every renewal of the phases of the Moon came shifts within the souls of all stones, plants, animals, and yes, even humans.

Three main themes are explored in this book, first published in 1984: the first is the problem of religion and politics as a major and long-standing preoccupation of Middle-easterners or Arab Muslims themselves; the second is that of the conflict-ridden inter-Arab and regional politics, approached largely from a local rather than an international perspective; the third deals with Egypt.

This volume comprises articles dealing with qur'anic and post-qur'anic aspects of the Prophet Muhammad's image and religious environment.

Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq.

Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?

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Since medieval times, English literature has often demonized Muslims.

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In the shops of London's Oxford Street, girls wear patterned scarves over their hair as they cluster around makeup counters.

Islamist militants based in Pakistan have played a major role in terrorism around the world and pose a significant threat to regional and international security.

Embracing Faith and Desire investigates the intersection of gender, sexuality, and religion from an anthropological lens.

In this book, Tehmina Basit examines the educational, social and career aspirations of adolescent Muslim girls in the context of their present experiences in contemporary Britain.

The sway of Islam in political life is an unavoidable topic of debate in Turkey today.

Maluku in eastern Indonesia is the home to Muslims, Protestants, and Catholics who had for the most part been living peaceably since the sixteenth century.

This volume explores the historical trajectory of the spread of Islam in South Asia and how the engagements of the past have played a crucial role in the making of the present outfits of South Asian Islam.

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To better understand the diverse inheritance of Islamic movements in present-day Turkey, we must take a closer look at the religious establishment, the ulema, during the first half of the twentieth century.

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This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Showing that Muslim societies are facing a crisis that is more cultural than religious, this book focuses on cultural representations through which social life is experienced in the Muslim world.

This book examines the challenges of the implementation of Islamic law in Malaysia.

This scholarly volume delves into the manner in which British Muslims articulate their cultural, social and religious identities through theatrical productions in 21st-century Britain and examines their portrayal within these performances.

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We are caught up in the cycle of so-called "e;holy wars.

Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways.

Leaving Faith Behind gives voice to women and men who were born into Muslim families and communities, but who have made the decision to leave Islam or to dissent against some of the most significant aspects of Islamic doctrine.

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Islam in India: History, Politics and Society is based on the historical and contemporary relevance of the religion and its related culture(s) in India.

This book investigates the entangled transformations of Russia''s Muslim communities from the late eighteenth century through to the First World War.

Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905) was one of the key thinkers and reformers of modern Islam who has influenced both liberal and fundamentalist Muslims today.

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This text looks at the future orientation of the People's Liberation Army.

Patriotic Ayatollahs explores the contributions of senior clerics in state and nation-building after the 2003 Iraq war.

This book investigates the development of Islam in the Philippines from a legal perspective, investigating Islam through the lens of the institutions of Islamic law.