The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident
On 21 February 1994, a woman entered a crowded public square in Tehran and lit herself on fire. The media reported that the martyr was Dr Homa Darabi, an advocate of civil rights. This book attempts to recreate her childhood in Iran in the '50s and '60s - a time of limited resources, tensions, and religiously sanctioned child abuse.
The book covers this most significant Islamic month from various aspects and opens a window for those who are not familiar with it, as well as for those who are already practising it.
In Reasoning with God, renowned Islamic scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl explores the role of Shari'ah in today's world, for both Muslims and non-Muslims. After a prologue that explains Shari'ah in depth, Abou El Fadl wrestles with the moral trajectory of contemporary Islam and highlights the way Shari'ah can revitalize and reengage Islam today.
Reenvisioning Approaches Within a Global Framework
Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam examines the variety of strategic peacebuilding and conflict resolution activities conducted by Muslim practitioners and nongovernmental organizations in Muslim-majority communities. Qamar-ul Huda explores ways that Muslim scholars, civil society members, and communities interpret ......
Reenvisioning Approaches Within a Global Framework
Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam examines the variety of strategic peacebuilding and conflict resolution activities conducted by Muslim practitioners and nongovernmental organizations in Muslim-majority communities. Qamar-ul Huda explores ways that Muslim scholars, civil society members, and communities interpret ......
The definitive guide for followers of Islam and students of religion. A comprehensive and monumental work on the sources, principles and practices of Islam.
The definitive guide for followers of Islam and students of religion. A comprehensive and monumental work on the sources, principles and practices of Islam.
This scholarly book presents a case study of some of the London-based work of a social movement known as Hizmet, or the Gulen Movement. This transnational faith-inspired movement represents a rising trend of philanthropic social activism around the world and increasingly now in the Muslim world. This book grew out of the author's deep interest in ......
Beginning with the environment in which Fethullah Gulen was raised and the dynamics that formed his character, this biographical novel captures the very essence of his exemplary life story by shedding light on the crucial events and memories that left their mark in the lives of Gulen and the dedicated philanthropic people inspired by him. The life ......
