Islam, Muslims and the Modern State

This is the most recent and up-to-date study on the state of affairs in the Muslim world at a time when Muslims, like others, are confronted with the challenges posed by a rapidly changing new world order. Some 15 countries and regions are covered in this scholarly collection. The contributors are well-informed academics and experts from 10 leading universities and institutes.

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Preface - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE - Towards a New World Order: US Hegemony, Client-States and Islamic Alternative; C.Bina - Minority Crises: Majority Options; S.Z.Abedin - PART 2: ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY STATES - Pakistan - Islam in Pakistan under Bhutto and Zia-ul-Haq; M.Z.Hussain - Bangladesh - Jamaat-i-Islami in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects; U.A.B.Razia Akter Banu - Islam in Bangladesh Politics; T.ul-Islam Hashmi - South-east Asia - Islam in South-east Asia: Varying Impact and Images of the Middle East; M.Abaza - Malaysia - Islamisation in Malaysia: Between Ideals and Realities; H.Mutalib - Indonesia - Muslims and the State in Indonesia; C.W.Watson - Iran - Ayatollah Khomeini's Concept of Rightful Government: The Velayat-e-Faqih; H.Seifzadeh - Egypt - Islam and Development in Egypt: Civil Society and the State; D.Sullivan - Central Asia - Russia and the Muslim States of Central Asia and Afghanistan; M.Konarovsky - Tatarstan - Muslim National Communism in Tatarstan: The Dream of Sultangaliev Revisited; M.Yamauchi - PART 3: ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN MUSLIM-MINORITY STATES - India - God's Government: Jama'at-i-Islami of India; M.S.Agwani - Israel - The Islamic Movement in Israel; A.R.Peled - United States - Islam and Muslims in America; G.Webb - Australia - Islam and Muslims in Australia; Q.A.Ahmad - United Kingdom - Islam and Muslims in Britain; M.M.Ahsan - Index