Major Issues in Islam - The Challenges Within and Without

This book explores matters that have negatively affected the public image and depictions of Islam from the late nineteenth century to the present. The areas of uneasiness and debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike include Islamic values and identity in the post-caliphate era, after colonialism, and now under Western hegemony.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Muhammad
2. The Measure of Orthodoxy
3. Salafi-Wahhabi Islam
4. Shari'a
5. Women in Islam
6. Charity: Philanthropy, piety and politics
7. Jihad
8. Muslim Brotherhoods
9. Radical Muslim Brotherhoods: The Evolution of Al-Qaeda
10. Al-Qaeda in Africa
11. The Coming of the Caliphate: Islamic State
12. Pan-Arab Nationalism and Islamism
13. Islamic Education
Works Cited
Index

About the author

Harvey J. Sindima is Presidential Scholar and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Colgate University, Hamilton, New York. He is the author of numerous books and articles.

Summary

This book explores matters that have negatively affected the public image and depictions of Islam from the late nineteenth century to the present. The areas of uneasiness and debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike include Islamic values and identity in the post-caliphate era, after colonialism, and now under Western hegemony.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey J Sindima, Harvey J. Sindima, Sindima Harvey J.
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780761870166
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7016-6
• No. of pages: 516
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, History of Religion, Religion and Politics, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, The Koran (Qur’an)