Journey into Islam the crisis of globalization

• Main Author: Ahmed, Akbar S.
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, DC Brookings Institution Press 2007
• Subjects: Religious awakening > Islam > Islamic countries; Islam > Islam > 21st century; Globalization > Religious aspects > Islam; Islamic renewal > 21st century > Islamic countries; Islamic countries > Description and travel
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"Presents a tour of Islam and its peoples as it follows author's anthropological expedition to the three major regions of the Muslim world--the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Reveals unique information on large, often misunderstood populations, describing the experiences and perce...

Table of Contents:

• An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world
• The struggle within Islam
• Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization
• Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why?
• The clash of civilizations?
• Lifting the veil
• Epilogue: the hope of the world