| Description |
xii, 468 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. An Overview of Islam -- Islam, Salaam, and Muslim -- Muhammad: Islam's Last Prophet -- The Qur'an -- Iman -- Faraidh -- Prophet Muhammad's Hadith -- Prophet Muhammad's Sunnah -- The Shariah -- Reign of the First Four Caliphs -- Islamic Sects -- Sunnis and Shi'ahs: A Comparison -- The Status of Women in Islam -- The Heterogeneous Muslim World -- Chapter 2. Islamism and Islamic Revivals -- Islam: A Vehicle for Political Action -- Islam: A Historical Religion -- Islam: An Organic Religion -- Social and Economic Equity and Justice in Islam -- Jihad in Islam -- Islam: An Idiom of Dissent -- Islamism: Past and Present -- Chapter 3. Revolutionary Islamists -- Revolutionaries -- Puritanical Muslims -- Emulators of Prophet Muhammad and His Pious Companions -- Crusaders for the Shariah's Implementation -- Zealous Promoters of the Five Faraidh -- Opponents of Taqlid and Proponents of Ijtihad -- Ardent Foes of Secular Nationalism -- Revolutionary Islamists in the Modern Period -- Chapter 4. Traditionalist Islamists -- Preservers of Medieval Islamic Traditions Who Tolerate Local Customs -- Generally Apolitical Pacifists But Occasionally Political Activists -- Opponents of Ijtihad, Proponents of Taqlid -- Fatalists -- Opponents of Modernization -- Chapter 5. Modernist Islamists -- Ardent Opponents of Taqlid, Vigorous Proponents of Ijtihad -- Reformers of Islamic Thought and Practice -- Advocates of Reconciliation among Islamic Sects -- Chapter 6. Failure of Muslim Secularists in the Postcolonial Muslim States -- Failure of Secular Ideologies -- Manifestations of Five Developmental Crises in Muslim States -- The Identity Crisis -- The Legitimacy Crisis -- The Penetration Crisis -- The Distribution Crisis -- The Participation Crisis -- Chapter 7. Islamic Politics in the Arab-Israeli Conflict -- The Palestinian Catastrophe (al-Nakba) -- The First Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) -- The Suez War (1956) -- The 1967 Arab-Israeli War -- Arson at Al-Aqsa Mosque and Nasser's Death -- The 1973 Arab-Israeli War -- Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon -- The First Palestinian Intifadah -- The Gulf War and the Palestinians -- The Madrid Peace Process -- Israel Attacks Islamists in Southern Lebanon -- The Oslo Peace Process -- The Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre of Palestinian Worshipers -- The PLO and Israel Continue the Peace Process -- The Second Palestinian Intifadah -- The Mitchell and Tenet Plans -- The Israeli Security Fence on the West Bank -- The Abdullah and Bush Peace Plans -- Chapter 8. OPEC, OAPEC, and the OIC: Institutionalizing Pan-Islamism -- Prelude to OPEC's Ascendency -- OPEC Ascendant -- The Future of OPEC -- The OIC and Pan-Islamism -- The OIC's Role in Institutionalizing the Islamic Revival -- Chapter 9. The Islamic Revolution in Iran -- The Genesis of a Revolution -- Exporting Revolutionary Islam -- The U.S. Embassy Hostage Crisis -- The Post-Khomeini Era in Iran -- Key Events in the History of Iran -- Chapter 10. Afghanistan: One Nation, Divisible -- The Soviet Invasion 1979-1989 -- The Soviets Withdraw -- The Warlords -- The Rise and Reign of the Taliban -- The Afghan Arabs: With Friends like These -- The Fall of the Taliban -- Afghanistan Timeline -- Chapter 11. Perceiving Islam: The Causes and Consequences of Islamophobia in the Western Media -- Clash of Western and Islamic Civilizations: Historical Roots -- Anti-Islamic Bias in the Western Mass Media -- The Western Mass Media and the Iranian Revolution -- The American Hostage Crisis -- Western Coverage of the Iran-Iraq War -- The Rushdie Controversy -- The Gulf War -- The War on Terror -- Chapter 12. Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-453) and index |
| Subject |
Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Islam and politics.
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| LC no. |
2002028670 |
| ISBN |
0321129350 |
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