Islam a religion a way and a message of peace, had its origin in 610 A.D. The magical appeal of Prophet Muhammad on behalf of the Almighty Allah made the world spell bound and Islamic wave spread everywhere within a very short time. The uniqueness of Islam, its monolithic base, it easy for the people to accept. Our attempt in bringing out this Encycopeadic Survey of Islamic culture under various themes viz, society, economy, institutions, law, religion,...

Exploring the response and contributions of Muslims and Turkish Muslims to globalization, including areas such as, democratization, scientific revolution, changing gender roles, and religious diversity, this study identifies the common values and visions of peace Muslims share. This study places specific analysis on the Glen movement, a growing approach to the reunification of faith and reason with hopes for a peaceful coexistence between liberal...

For years, many have debated the relationship between religion and politics. In Secularism in Afghanistan, author Shukoor Zardushtian directs the discussion to Afghanistan, examining the role of religion in society in general and in Afghanistan in particular and analyzing the conflicts that arise from the mix of government and religion.Gleaned from research and his personal experiences of living in Afghanistan, Secularism in Afghanistan studies the...

Turkey's contemporary struggles with Islam are often interpreted as a conflict between religion and secularism played out most obviously in the split between rural and urban populations. The reality, of course, is more complicated than the assumptions. Exploring religious expression in two villages, this book considers rural spiritual practices and describes a living, evolving Sunni Islam, influenced and transformed by local and national sources of...

En conclusión, diremos con convencimiento que Wolfgang Vogt y Celina Vázquez, en este libro, operan mediante presentación, explicación, argumentación y análisis valorativo, una especie de actualización a nivel altamente investigativo-científico, de la evolución de los temas de islam, las culturas islámicas (consideradas en Occidente como periféricas), la relación bilateral entre Occidente europeo y Oriente islámico, la mujer en el islam,...

Being Muslim presents an up-front and readable explanation of the most complex and emotion-laden issues of our troubled times. The varying branches of Islam are analyzed and their history outlined -- but the focus is on the present. In speaking about and crossing political, cultural and religious divisions, this book offers a unique perspective, forged in Canada, a country where people from everywhere on earth have found a way to live in peace. Terrorism....

Islam a religion a way and a message of peace, had its origin in 610 A.D. The magical appeal of Prophet Muhammad on behalf of the Almighty Allah made the world spell bound and Islamic wave spread everywhere within a very short time. The uniqueness of Islam, its monolithic base, it easy for the people to accept. Our attempt in bringing out this Encycopeadic Survey of Islamic culture under various themes viz, society, economy, institutions, law, religion,...

Western perceptions of Islam and global terrorism is an analysis of the pathology of extremist behavior that has taken the modern world awry. Although, the word "terrorism" dates back to a couple of centuries, its modern manifestations are most disturbing in that it is paradoxically associated with the pristine tradition of Islam whose etymology as well as goal is none other than the establishment of comprehensive peace - with oneself, with one's...

Islam a religion a way and a message of peace, had its origin in 610 A.D. The magical appeal of Prophet Muhammad on behalf of the Almighty Allah made the world spell bound and Islamic wave spread everywhere within a very short time. The uniqueness of Islam, its monolithic base, it easy for the people to accept. Our attempt in bringing out this Encyclopedic Survey of Islamic culture under various themes viz, society, economy, institutions, law, religion,...

Islamic schools, or madrasas, have been accused of radicalizing Muslims and participating, either actively or passively, in terrorist networks since the events of 9/11. In Pakistan, the 2007 siege by government forces of Islamabad's Red Mosque and its madrasa complex, whose imam and students staged an armed resistance against the state for its support of the "war on terror," reinforced concerns about madrasas' role in regional and global jihad. By...