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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results39 Connexions Library6 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 5 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 6 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAge of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914 - 1991  Hobsbawm, Eric Book 1994 A overview of the history of the years 1914 - 1991. The Arab Spring, the West and Political Islam: Against The Current vol. 156 Ahmed, Hisham H. Article 2012 The contemporary Arab political system, until the recent outbreak of Arab revolutions, is the byproduct of a number of domestic, regional and global arrangements and developments in the post-World War... Ayatollah BBC and #ExMuslimBecause Namazie, Maryam Article 2015 Whilst we mourn our dead in Paris, we must not forget the countless others killed by ISIS and Islamists, including this very month in Lebanon, Nigeria, Mali, Iraq, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghani... Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Fatah, Tarek Book 2008 According to Tarek Fatah, "Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told; Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right." Fatah argues that since Islam's advent, th... Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. Connexions Library: Religion Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on religion. A History of the Jews - Ancient and Modern Halevi, Ilan Book 1987 Starting from a political interpretation of the period when judges, kings and prophets held sway over Israel and Judah, Ilan Halevi traces the evolution of the Jewish identity through its numerous sta... How to Become a Real Muslim Malik, Kenan Article 2010 When I was growing up in the 1980s the concept of a radical in a Muslim context meant someone who was a militant secularist, someone who challenged not just racism but the power of the mosques too. So... Ideological Violence and Sociopathic Rage Malik, Kenan Article 2017 ‘How can we distinguish violence driven by ideology from sociopathic rage? In the name of GOD The abuses of religion: New Internationalist August 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 Discusses the relationship between religion. The role of religion within political issues. Infidel Hirsi Ali, Ayaan Book 2007 Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali woman who escaped a forced marriage and moved to the Netherlands, where she became a spokeswoman for Muslim women's rights. She tells the story of how her experiences led h... Iraq: Guerrilla War in Sadr City: Against The Current vol. 114 Schwartz, Michael Article 2005 In attacking first Najaf, then Tal Afar and Samarra, and finally tackling the center of Sunni resistance in Fallujah, the United States was seeking to reverse this process. But these attacks were not... Islam, Children's Rights, and the Hijab-gate of Rah-e-Kargar: In Defence of the Prohibition of the Islamic Veil for Children Hekmat, Mansoor Article 1997 It has been proved time and time again that pushing back religiosity and religious reaction is not possible except through unequivocal defence of human values against religion. It has been proved time... Islam Resistance and reform: New Internationalist May 2002 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look into the world of Islamic faith. Discussion of current issues and a look at key moments of Islamic civilazation. Islamic Extremism is a Product of Western Imperialism Leech, Garry Article 2016 So what happened to bring Islamic fundamentalism to the forefront of global politics? While there are many factors involved, undoubtedly one of the primary causes is Western imperialism. The Islamophobia Myth Malik, Kenan Article 2005 Pretending that Muslims have never had it so bad might bolster community leaders and gain votes for politicians, but it does the rest of us, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, no favours at all. The more t... Islamophobia Sets the Terms: Against The Current vol. 146 de Jong, Alex Article 2010 The Dutch government didn’t fall in February over involvement in Afghanistan, the unstable governing coalition stumbled over it. But the Islamophobic right wing might be the beneficiary. A Marxist History of the World part 20: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Faulkner, Neil Article 2010 Neil Faulkner examines how the three great monotheistic religions produced by the contradictions of the ancient world owed their extraordinary power to their origins in the myths and rituals of the op... A Marxist History of the World part 22: Arabs, Persians, and Byzantines Faulkner, Neil Article 2010 This week Neil Faulkner describes the rise and explosive spread of the third great monotheistic religion, where compassion, charity, and protection became moral imperatives - Islam. A Marxist History of the World part 23: The Abbasid Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2010 Islam created a single overarching allegiance throughout the Arab-ruled world yet the Middle East came to be a divided region of weak and unpopular states. Neil Faulkner looks at the conflicts that la... Muslims, Jews and Christians imposing an imagined past, with disastrous results Davidson, Lawrence Article 2015 The truth is that there are millions of people – Muslims, Jews and Christians and others – who not only still idealise a religiously imagined past, but want, in one way or another, to import that past... The Myth of Muslim Conquest: Less Threatening Than Imagined Haenni, Patrick; Amghar, Sami Article 2010 It's easy to mistake the high visibility of Islam in the West for a massive return to piety in Muslim communities. But for the last 20 years religious observance has stagnated, even slightly waned. The niqab represents a pernicious ideology and its spread should worry us all El-Doufani, Mohamed Article 2018 A look at the controversial niqab and similar veils, and why they are so concerning. The OIC does not speak for Muslims Fatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... On Islam And Gender Equality Sikand, Yoginder Article 2009 A review essay on Salbiah Ahmad's book Critical Thoughts on Islam, Rights and Freedom in Malaysia. On the Second Coming of Religion Malik, Kenan Article 2012 The question we should ask is not just: ‘What is it about religion that makes people believe or behave in certain ways?’ It is also: ‘What is it about contemporary societies that draws many people, bo... A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Reflections on a Religion of Hate: Engaging in War Crimes McNamara, Tom Article 2013 Refelctions on US preparations to engage in more acts of war against yet another Middle Eastern country. Review: Defying Fundamentalism: A review of Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here Moghissi, Haideh Article 2014 Concerned with the rising Jihadist fundamentalism on one hand, and increasing discrimination against Muslims following 9/11 on the other, and having in mind the question repeated by many commentators ... The St. Petersburg Declaration Article 2007 We are secular Muslims, and secular persons of Muslim societies. We are believers, doubters, and unbelievers, brought together by a great struggle, not between the West and Islam, but between the free... The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440 - 1870 Thomas, Hugh Book 1997 A comprehensive history of the Atlantic slave trade in which approximiately eleven million black slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas to work on plantations, in mines, or as servants in hou... The Socialist Register 1989: Volume 25: Revolution Today. Aspirations and Realities Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Socialist Register 2003: Volume 39: Fighting Identities Panitch, Leo; Leys, Colin (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 Voyages To Utopia: From Monastery to Commune - The Search for the Perfect Society in Modern Times McCord, William Book 1989 The story of William McCord's exploration of utopian communities, both in person and through literature.
When Does Criticism of Islam become Islamophobia? Malik, Kenan Article 2013 Basic points that undergird about the relationship between criticism, Islam and Islamophobia. We should stop being so obsessed by the distinction between legitimate criticism and Islamophobia, and sta... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesApostates of Islam An organization of former Muslims. Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed... Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation A nonprofit organization concerned with all violations of human rights focusing on defending the rights of women against religious, cultural and social abuse.
Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation of Canada NECEF is an academically oriented volunteer organization whose extensive international network of individuals and NGO's with expertise about and concern for the Arab World includes a Canadian speakers... Women Living Under Muslim Law WLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more 70 countries and... Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime Dem Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime geh”ren Menschen an, die entweder den muslimischen Glauben aufgegeben haben oder die niemals Muslime waren, wenngleich sie aufgrund ihrer Herkunft aus einem sog. "muslimi... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryHuman Rights Council resolution on blasphemy Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by a resolution condemning #defamation of religions# which the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on 25 March. Islam and slavery Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Historically, the major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of slavery. The Islamic prophet Muhammad and many of his companions bought, sold, freed, and captured slaves. The 712-page Google doc that proves Muslims do condemn terrorism When a classmate told 19-year-old Heraa Hashmi that “all terrorists are Muslims” she began to compile a dossier of all instances of Muslims Mahdawi, Arwa 2017 Muslims are constantly denouncing atrocities that have been committed in the name of Islam. Yet many people seem to think Muslims don't condemn terrorism enough. So Heraa Hashmi decided to put the not... Thou Shalt Not Give Offence Malik, Kenan 2017 Kenan Malik looks at the free speech debates around the Danish cartoons and Charlie Hebdo. 24 reasons ISIS are wrong: Muslim scholars blast Islamic State 2014 A large group of Islamic theologians addressed the head of the Islamic State in an open letter, articulately accusing the movement of practices that have nothing to do with Islam, even rejecting the e... Uk needs modern mosques The third generation of British Muslims still don't have mosques that teach compassion and citizenship Baig, Anila 2011 An Islamic woman's opinion column mourns the lack of modern mosques in England. She discusses her search for a place where her children could learn Arabic and how to read the Qu'ran without facing vio... From the Connexions ArchivesMuslim Canadian Congress Website A grassroots organization that provides a voice to Muslims who are not represented by existing organizations; organizations that are either sectarian or ethnocentric, largely authoritarian, and influe... |
