After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qa’ida and like-minded extremist groups by …
Buku ini memuat pembahasan singkat mengenai komunitas muslim sebagai minoritas di beberapa negara Eropa (Perancis, Jerman, Belanda, Inggris, Spanyol, Italia, dan Rusia), Amerika Serikat, China, Afrika Selatan dan Australia. Aspek-aspek yang diuraikan antara lain ialah sejarah singkat, demografi organisasi-organisasi dan masalah-masalah yang dihadapi oleh umat Islam di masing-masing negara, sepe…
This volume explores the relation between Islam and the state in Buddhist-majority Myanmar from both an empirical and a comparative perspective. It provides an informed response to contemporary issues facing the Muslim communities of Myanmar, furthering knowledge of the interaction between state institutions, government policies, and society past and the present.
Although their plight now dominates television news worldwide, The Bosnian Muslims were until recently virtually unknown outside of Yugoslavia. This meticously researched, comprehensive book traces the turbulent history of the Bosnian Muslims and shows how their mixed secular and religious idenity has shaped the conflict in which they are now so tragically embroiled.
An increasing amount of research is now coming out on southern Thailand, but Joseph Liow's Islam, Education and Reform in Southern Thailand: Tradition and Transformation, is the first full-length monograph in English to focus on the state of Islamic education in the region today. Liow's study is a detailed introduction to the subject. The research for Liow's Islam, Education and Reform in South…
A World Without Islam takes us on an illuminating journey through history, geopolitics, and religion to investigate whether there is something unique in Islam that breeds violence and conflict. Spanning the rise of Muhammad to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to the present day, the book analyzes the roots of terrorism, the conflicts in Israel and Chechnya, and the role of Islam in support- i…
This book contains: 1. Christian-Muslim relations through the centuries 2. Pioneer if dialogue 3. Pope John Paul II: The early years of his pontificate 4. First trip to Africa Etc.
In the course of the dialogue it transpired that despite their different standpoints the participants had a common horizon of shared problems, a sense of being together in the name of God, and a deep religious commitment to the need for common action in respect of the disturbing world affairs. At the end of the meeting it was agreed upon to act as a common study group duty-bound to deal with th…
The main features of the just society, as they would be chosen by the unanimous, impartial, and fully informed judgment of its members, present a remarkable and simple meaningful structure. In this society, individuals' freedom is fully respected, and overall redistribution amounts to an equal sharing of individuals' different earnings obtained by the same limited 'equalization labour'. The con…
A critical indictment of modern corporate practices argues that today's publicly traded companies enjoy the legal statuses of individuals but are not bound by the same legal and moral responsibilities, in a historical survey that traces the contributions and unethical activities of such companies as Enron, Exxon, and Pfizer.