The Ummah at the Crossroads The Role of the OIC :International Conference, 13-14 October 2003, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur: proceedings

• Other Authors: Ahmad Murad Merican (Editor), Ahmad Suhaimi Ismail (Editor), R. Jeevaratnam (Editor), Rahmat Mohamad (Editor), Rozita Hajar (Editor), Umminajah Salleh (Editor), Zaini Abdullah (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Shah Alam, Selangor Institute of Knowledge Advancement (InKA), Universiti Teknologi MARA and Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Malaysia (IDFR) 2005
• Subjects: Islamic countries > Congresses; Ummah (Islam) > Congresses > Islamic countries; Islam and politics > Congresses > Islamic countries; Islamic renewal > Congresses
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• Physical Description: xi, 266 pages 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9789839414639; 9839414631

This book is about the struggle in American public spaces, especially since September 11, 2001, to define and understand the rise and role of Islamic religious politics on the world stage. One term and concept in particular dominates this discussion: Islamism. References to Islamism and Islamists abound in the news media, on Capitol Hil, in think tanks, and in the American academy. Nonetheless, there seems to be little clarity, much less consensus, on the meaning or accuracy, of this widely deployed label. This glaring ambiguity has motivated the authors and editors of this volume to attempt to uncover the implications and clarify the parameters of the term Islamism in the format of a debate between scholars, activists, and policy makers.