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The contributions of some extraordinary Muslims of the West in recent history is surprising, revealing and, most importantly, worth celebrating.
List of contents
PROVISIONAL CONTENTS LIST
Introduction
Early Period
1. Abd al-Rahman I
2. Ziryab
3. Ibn Firnas
4. Abd al-Rahman III
5. Abulcasis
6. Almanzor
7. Ibn Hazm
8. Wallada al-Mustakfi
9. Avenzoar
10. Avempace
11. Dreses
12. Abubacer
13. Averroes
14. Ibn Jubayr
15. Bitar
16. Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
17. Khayr al-Din Barbarossa
18. Gazi Husrev Bey
19. Roxelana
20. Hasan Kafi Prusac
21. Safiye Sultan
22. Evliya Celebi
Modern Period
23. Ayuba Sulaiman Diallo
24. Lord Henry Stanley of Alderley
25. Alexandra Russell Webb
26. Ismail Bey Gaspirali
27. William Henry Quilliam
28. Philippe Grenier
29. Lady Evelyn Cobbold
30. Mehmed Dzemaludin Causevic
31. Hafiz Ali Korca
32. John Yahya Parkinson
33. Marmaduke William Pickthall
34. Musa Jarullah
35. Yusuf Ziyaeddin Ezheri
36. Julius Germanus
37. Harry St. John Philby
38. Rene Guenon
39. Leopold Weiss
40. Abdullah Ali al-Hakimi
41. Knud Holmboe
42. Mehmed Handzic
43. Titus Buckhardt
44. Martin Lings
45. Husein Dozo
46. Noor Inayat Khan
47. Thomas Ballantine Irving
48. Alija Izetbegovic
49. Lois Ibsen al-Faruqi
50. W. D. Muhammad
51. Malcolm X
52. Muhammad Ali
51. Honourable Mentions
Al-Hakam II
Ibn Hayyan
Ibn al-Arabi
Al-Qurtubi
Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati
Ibn al-Khatib
Koprulu Mehmed Pasha
Jozef Z. Bem
Amherst D. Tyssen
Sami Frasheri
Lord Headley
Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin
J. W. Lovegrove
Ivan Agueli
William Richard Williamson
Sir Charles Archibald Hamilton
Khalid Sheldrake
Isabelle Eberhardt
Frithjof Schuon
Muhammad Hamidullah
Knut Bernstrom
Smail Balic
Charles Le Gai Eaton
Adil Zulfikarpasic
Zaki Badawi
Conclusion
Brief Chronology of Western Islam
Select Bibliography
Index
About the author
Muhammad Mojlum Khan was born in 1973 in Habigong, Bangladesh and was brought up and educated in England. He is a literary critic, prolific writer and a researcher in Islamic thought and history. He has published over 100 essays and articles on Islam, comparative religion, contemporary thought and current affairs, and has been a regular contributor to The Muslim News. He has published two major works: The Muslim 100 and The Muslim Heritage of Bengal.
Summary
The contributions of some extraordinary Muslims of the West in recent history is surprising, revealing and, most importantly, worth celebrating.
Foreword
Advance copies available for media
Will be promoted by publicists in America and the UK.
Pitch for coverage in Chronicle of Higher Education, Choice, Nation, New Republic, Mother Jones, Progressive, and Utne magazine as well as key major newspapers such as New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, and others.
Also pitch to magazines such as Islamic Horizons, Al Jadid, and Journal of Islamic Studies
Pitch to a variety of freelancers who have specific interest in the subject of Islam and submit to a variety of mainstream media.
Inclusion in the CBSD Cultural and Ethnic Studies catalog
Display at Middle Eastern Studies conference and American Library Association conference
Special marketing to comparative religion and Islamic studies departments
Target major US Muslim associations including Muslim Student Association, Islamic Society of North America, and Young Muslim Association as well as major community centers and mosques with newsletters and bulletins
A dedicated site is being launched at www.greatwesternmuslims.com to present snippets of information and redirect readers to the book. This will take inspiration from the site www.lostislamichistory.com, which is a massive success.
Will be promoted through social media and on www.kubepublishing.com using short videos to present a few historical points of interest - these will be promoted using paid advertising to increase their circulation.
An exhibit is being prepared in the UK that can be loaned to mosques and community organisations. It will also be taken to events. (A similar thing can be created in the US if we can find a partner organisation to keep it).
The author writes weekly book reviews for The Muslim News and will be promoting the new book extensively in that publication.
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"This book proves, beyond doubt, that Muslims have played a major role in the West for centuries... A ground-breaking work in the English language."— Perlego Online Library, London, UK.
