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The Violent Wahhabism and the Use of Islamic Texts to Justify Armed Violence Against Muslims and Non-Muslims
This chapter explores how one of the main historical figures and ideological references of current jihadism, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd Al-Wahhāb, used the...
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Raw (Sheng) and Cooked (Shu) Muslim Minorities: Islam, China, and the Loung Duree
There have been Muslim populations in what is now the People’s Republic of China since the eighth century. Muslims are a small but increasingly...
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Raw (Sheng) and Cooked (Shu) Muslim Minorities: Islam, China, and the Loung Duree
There have been Muslim populations in what is now the People’s Republic of China since the eighth century. Muslims are a small but increasingly...
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Muslims, Sacred Texts, and Laws in the Modern World
Like secular law, Islamic law (Shari’a) also deals with matters of social, political, and economic interactions. This includes marriage, divorce,...
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Experience of Muslims in East Africa
This chapter considers Muslim life in East Africa in the contemporary context. For the purposes of this chapter, East Africa is defined as including...
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Sufism Between Past and Modernity
The term “Sufism” refers to a broad range of practices and concepts that cannot be given a single definition. At its core, “Sufism” is a gloss of a...
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Taha’s Attempt at Surpassing Current Islamic Movements: A Mystical Perspective on Ethics and Politics
Taha boldly distances his views from all historical actualizations of Islamic civilization, past or present, other than the Koranic and Prophetic...
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Internet and Muslim Women
The Internet and social media platforms provide a space which qualifies their users to explore them for their various objectives. Muslim women are...
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Syria: From Popular Uprising to Civil War
The uprising in Syria began in March 2011 as part of wider Arab uprisings with peaceful protests against the Syrian regime. There were many...
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Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Globalization
Continuing the thought of the previous chapter, the present one attempts to study religious fundamentalism in the context of globalization. It...
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Islam in the Maghreb: Between Sufis and Salafis
This chapter examines the major Islamic groups in three North African countries, namely, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It analyzes the Maghrebi...
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Islamist Movements: Evolution, Approaches and Contestation
This chapter explores the multifaceted dynamics of Islamist movements in the context of globalisation. The rise of Islamist movements in the 1970s is...
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Eschatological Politics and Intellectual Jihad: Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris’s Legacy in Europe
How can the action of a group of European Muslims linked to the blessings of the tariqa of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris al-Hasani al-Fasi contribute to the...
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The Lure of Islamism in Central Asia
Islam in Central Asia is Janus-faced: one side is risk averse and promotes respect for authority, while the other challenges the status quo and those...
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Summary and Conclusion
This research is unique since it attempts to landscape and build a model of spiritual leadership and the development of the self, which is presented...
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Religious Authority in Islam: Resilient Patterns of Evolution From the Formative Period to Contemporary Times
This chapter examines the evolution of Islamic authority and its fragmentation in contemporary times. It initiates a historical inquiry by tracing...
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Introduction
This is a rare piece of empirical research, which reveals the workings of a spiritual order, its leadership, as well as their approaches, methods and...
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Religion and Security in Today’s Neo-liberal World
Religion stands as a powerful social and psychological influence, capable of compelling both individuals and groups to set aside their self-interest...
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Islam in Kurdistan: Religious Communities and Their Practices in Contemporary Northern Iraq
“Kurdish Islam” – what is that? The adjective is derived from a noun that names a people and their languages living in Eastern Anatolia, Northeastern...
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Introduction: Teaching Humanity—Islam as a Humanistic Tradition
This chapter argues that Islam is an inherently humanistic tradition. It begins by referencing Surah 96:1–5, traditionally believed to be the first...