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There is strong demand for current, accurate, and objective information about Islamic societies and Muslims around the world. This is the first survey for a general audience of key current topics in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations. Each chapter covering a country contains the following narrative elements: Overview (statistics, demographics of followers, brief history of their life there); Political Impact; Women's Status; Special Issues in the News; Notable People (biographical profiles); and Resource Guide, with Suggested Reading, Films/Videos, Websites, and Organizations. The content ties in to World History standards to help analyze connections between globalizing trends in culture in the late 20th century and dynamic assertions of traditional cultural identity and distinctiveness, as well as to the Global Connections part of Social Studies standards.
This will be essential reading for those desiring a one-volume resource about hot spots in the news today. Countries profiled include Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Photos and maps help to put the narrative in perspective.
Table des matières
Preface
Introduction
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by Amin Tarzi
Republic of Albania by Isa Blumi
Bosnia and Hercegovina by Angelo Georgakis
Arab Republic of Egypt by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia by Dana Leigh Hearn
Republic of India by Phyllis K. Herman
Republic of Indonesia by Nelly Van Doorn-Harder and R. Michael Feener
Islamic Republic of Iran by Mana Kia
Republic of Iraq by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Federal Republic of Nigeria by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Kathryn M. Coughlin
Russian Federation by Galina M. Yemelianova
Kindom of Saudi Arabia by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Republic of Sudan by Heather J. Sharkey
Republic of Turkey by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Republic of Uzbekistan by Kathryn M. Coughlin
Bibliography
Index
A propos de l'auteur
Kathryn M. Coughlin is president of Global Research and Analysis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to research and analysis on the broader Islamic world and to projects that promote social justice in the developing world's transition to market economies and global integration. She has taught, lectured, and given papers on a wide range of subjects including religion and gender, Islamic law, religion and modernity, and U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East.
