Practice of Islam Books

New and Published Books

1. The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt

   Democracy Redefined or Confined?

   By Mariz Tadros

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state–society relations, the effects of which are likely to extend well beyond Egypt’s national borders. This book...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia

   Disputing the Muslim Body

   By Sonja van Wichelen

   Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series

   The political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the "New Order" in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule. It opened the way for democracy, but also for the proliferation of political Islam, which the New Order had discouraged or banned....

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
3. Islam, Family Life, and Gender Inequality in Urban China

   By Xiaowei Zang

   Series: Routledge Studies on Ethnicity in Asia

   This book studies the relationship between Islam, family processes, and gender inequality among Uyghur Muslims in Ürümchi, China. Empirically, it shows in quantitative terms the extent of gender inequalities among Uyghur Muslims in Ürümchi and tests whether the gender inequalities are a difference...

   Published September 4th 2011 by Routledge
4. Shari'a Compliant Microfinance

   Edited by S. Nazim Ali

   Series: Islamic Studies Series

   In the recent past, Islamic finance has made an impressive case on the banking scene by becoming an alternative to the popular conventional financial systems, spurring a lively academic debate on how the Islamic finance industry can expand its services to cover the poor. Several propositions have...

   Published July 27th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Islamic Banking

   A Comparative Look at the United Kingdom and Malaysia

   By Abdul Karim Aldohni

   Series: Routledge Research in Finance and Banking Law

   During the last ten years the Islamic banking sector has grown rapidly, at an international level, as well as in individual jurisdictions including the UK. Islamic finance differs quite substantially from conventional banking, using very different mechanisms, and operating according to a different...

   Published June 29th 2011 by Routledge
6. Islamic Revival in Nepal

   Religion and a New Nation

   By Megan Adamson Sijapati

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley. Nepal's Muslims are active participants in the larger global movement of Sunni...

   Published June 29th 2011 by Routledge
7. Women, Religion, and Space in China

   Islamic Mosques & Daoist Temples, Catholic Convents & Chinese Virgins

   By Maria Jaschok, Jingjun Shui

   Series: Routledge International Studies of Women and Place

   What enables women to hold firm in their beliefs in the face of long years of hostile persecution by the Communist party/state? How do women withstand daily discrimination and prolonged hardship under a Communist regime which held rejection of religious beliefs and practices as a patriotic duty?...

   Published June 13th 2011 by Routledge
8. Women, Islam and Everyday Life

   Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia

   By Nina Nurmila

   Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series

   This book examines Islam and women’s everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur’anic verses that are at the heart of Muslim controversies over polygamy, with some groups believing that Islam enshrines...

   Published April 10th 2011 by Routledge
9. The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India

   Pulpit of Tears

   By Toby Howarth

   Series: Routledge Persian and Shi'i Studies

   One of the most important current debates within and about Islam concerns its relation with power. Can Muslims be fundamentally content without power or as a minority? This book considers the voice of an important Muslim minority through its sermons. Indian Shi'i Muslims are a minority within a...

   Published April 5th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Moral Economy of the Madrasa

    Islam and Education Today

    Edited by Keiko Sakurai, Fariba Adelkhah

    Series: New Horizons in Islamic Studies

    The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. This volume examines the rapid expansion of madrasas across Asia and the Middle East and analyses their role in society within...

    Published March 6th 2011 by Routledge