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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462664103321

Titolo

Critical muslim . 2 The idea of Islam / / editors, Ziauddin Sardar and Robin Yassin-Kassab

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : C Hurst & Co (Publishers) Ltd., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-84904-386-8

1-84904-379-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Critical Muslim ; ; 2

Disciplina

909.097492708312

Soggetti

Islam - 21st century

Islam - Pakistan

Protest movements - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

Pakistan Social conditions

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 Page; Copyright Page; Title Page; OUR MISSION; CRESCENT FILMS; CONTENTS; THE IDEA OF ISLAM; Ziauddin Sardar INTRODUCTION: WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?; Bruce Lawrence MUSLIM COSMOPOLITANISM; S Parvez Manzoor JIHAD, ANYONE?; Samia Rahman 'THE RACE OF WOMEN'; Michael Muhammad Knight THE TAQWACORE VERSION; Soha Al-Jurf DO YOU BELIEVE?; Carool Kersten HERETICS; Ben Gidley COUSIN TROUBLE; ESSAYS; Stuart Sim THE TYRANNY OF PROFIT; Andy Simons ALL THAT MUSLIM JAZZ!; ART AND LETTERS; Robin Yassin-Kassab ERBIL DIARY; Hassan Blasim WORK FROM IRAQ; Mimi Khalvati FOUR POEMS; Said Adrus LOST PAVILIONS

Aamer Hussein SHORT STORY: THE MAN FROM BENI MORAEhsan Masood MARYAM AND THE MAULANA; Iftikhar Malik PAKISTAN: RECKONING AND REDEMPTION; Hassan Mahamdallie BEING AMERICAN; Jerry Ravetz THE ARABIC MAIMONIDES; ET CETERA; Vinay Lal ASSESSMENT: EDWARD SAID; CITATIONS; Merryl Wyn Davies LAST WORD: 9/11 AND ALL THAT; CONTRIBUTORS



Sommario/riassunto

In the second issue of Critical Muslim: Ziauddin Sardar argues why Islamic reform is necessary, Bruce Lawrence sees Muslim cosmopolitanism as the future, Parvez Manzoor declares jihad on the idea of 'the political', Samia Rahman gets to the root of Muslim misogyny, Michael Muhammad Knight explains his taqwacore beliefs, Soha al-Jurf has problems with orthodoxy, Carool Kersten suggests that critical thinkers and reformers are often seen as heretics, and Ben Gidley on what keeps Muslims and Jews apart and what can bring them together. Also in this issue: Stuart Sim takes a sledgehammer to the 'p