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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462661903321

Titolo

Critical muslim . 1 The Arabs are alive / / editors, Ziauddin Sardar and Robin Yassin-Kassab

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : C Hurst & Co (Publishers) Ltd., , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-84904-385-X

1-84904-378-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Critical Muslim ; ; 1

Disciplina

909.097492708312

Soggetti

Protest movements - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Islam - 21st century

Islam and civil society

Islamic literature - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright Page; Our Mission; Contents; Contributors; The Arabs are Alive; Introduction: Surprise, Surprise!; Tahrir Square; Gaddafi And Me; A Trans-Islamic Revolution?; Digital Generation; Female and Fighting; Parting The Waters; Rebellion In Syria; Being Green In Tehran; Ibn Khaldun and the Arab Spring; Art and Letters; Spring Poems; 'Affirmative Action'; Café La Vie; Najaf: Capital of Islamic Culture; Short Story: Blackboards; Reviews; The Turkish Model; The Terrible Beauty of Wikileaks; Lyrics Alley; New Muslim Cool; Et Cetera; Citations; Top Ten Towering Fatwas; J'Accuse: Pakistan

Last Word: On Saudi Women Drivers

Sommario/riassunto

In the inaugural issue of Critical Muslim: Ziauddin Sardar tries to understand the significance of what just happened in the Middle East, Robin Yassin-Kassab spends some quality time in Tahrir Square, Ashur Shamis dodges the bullets of Gaddafi's henchmen, Abdelwahab El-Affendi traces the roots of the uprisings, Anne Alexander tunes into the digital revolution, Fadia Faqir joins women protestors, Shadia Safwan asks how long could Assad last, Jamal Mahjoub contemplates futures of



the Sudan, Jasmin Ramsey joins the activists in Tehran, and Jerry Ravetz ponders the significance of Ibn Khaldun to t