Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism

✍ Scribed by Safi, Omid

• Book ID: 108452345
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 389 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781851683161

✦ Synopsis

A probing, frank, and intellectually refreshing testament to the capacity of Islam for renewal, change, and growth, these articles from fifteen Muslim scholars and activists address the challenging and complex issues that confront Muslims today. Avoiding fundamentalist and apologetic approaches, the book concentrates on the key areas of debate in progressive Islamic thought. With further contributions on subjects as diverse and controversial as the alienation of Muslim youth; Islamic law, marriage, and feminism; and the role of democracy in Islam, this volume will prove thought-provoking for all those interested in the challenges of justice and pluralism facing the Muslim world as it confronts the twenty-first century. Book jacket.