| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Critical Muslim, 2048-8475 ; 1 |
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Critical Muslim ; 1. 2048-8475
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| Contents |
The Arabs Are Alive. Introduction : Surprise, surprise! / Ziauddin Sardar -- Tahrir Square / Robin Yassin-Kassab -- Gaddafi and me / Ashur Shamis -- A trans-Islamic revolution? / Abdelwahab El-Affendi -- Digital generation / Anne Alexander -- Female and fighting / Fadia Faqir -- Parting the waters / Jamal Mahjoub -- Rebellion In Syria / Shadia Safwan -- Being green in Tehran / Jasmin Ramsey -- Ibn Khaldun and the Arab Spring / Jerry Ravetz -- Art and Letters. Spring poems / Nizar Qabbani, Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi, Tawfiq Zayyad, Ayat al-Qormezi, Naomi Foyle -- 'Affirmative Action' / Taus Makhacheva -- Café La Vie / Rachel Holmes -- Najaf : Capital of Islamic culture / Rose Aslan -- Short Story : Blackboards / Bilal Tanweer -- Reviews. The Turkish model / S. Parvez Manzoor -- The terrible beauty of Wikileaks / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad -- Lyrics Alley / Samia Rahman -- New Muslim cool / Saffi-Ullah Ahmad -- Et Cetera. Citations -- Top Ten Towering Fatwas -- J'accuse : Pakistan / Aasia Nasir -- Last word : On Saudi women drivers / Merryl Wynn Davies |
| Summary |
In the inaugural issue of Critical Muslim : Ziauddin Sardar tries to understand the significance of what just happened in the Middle East, Robin Yassin-Kassab spends some quality time in Tahrir Square, Ashur Shamis dodges the bullets of Gaddafi's henchmen, Abdelwahab El-Affendi traces the roots of the uprisings, Anne Alexander tunes into the digital revolution, Fadia Faqir joins women protestors, Shadia Safwan asks how long could Assad last, Jamal Mahjoub contemplates futures of the Sudan, Jasmin Ramsey joins the activists in Tehran, and Jerry Ravetz ponders the significance of Ibn Khaldun to the Arab Spring. Also in this issue : Rachel Holmes visits the Palestinian Festival of Literature, S. Parvez Manzoor asks if Turkey is a good model for the Muslim world, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad is overwhelmed by leaks, Taus Makhacheva takes 'Affirmative Action', Aasia Nasir accuses Pakistan and Merryl Wyn Davies's 'last word' on Saudi women drivers. Plus a new short story from Bilal Tanweer and revolutionary poetry from Nizar Qabbani, Tawfiq Zayyad, Abul-Qasim al-Shabi, Ayat al-Qormezi and Naomi Foyle |
| Notes |
"01 // January-March 2012"--cover |
| Issuing Body |
Published on behalf of and in conjunction with: Critical Muslim Ltd, and: Muslim Institute, London |
| Subject |
Protest movements -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century
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Islam -- 21st century.
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Islam and civil society.
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Islam and culture.
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Islamic literature -- History and criticism.
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Politics and government
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Islam and culture
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Islam
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Islam and civil society
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Islamic literature
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Protest movements
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| SUBJECT |
Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Arab countries
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sardar, Ziauddin, editor.
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Yassin-Kassab, Robin, editor.
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Muslim Institute (London, England), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781849043786 |
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1849043787 |
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