Mobilizing the faithful

militant islamist groups and their constituencies

One of the keys to dealing with militant Islamic groups is understanding how they work with, relate to, and motivate their constituencies. Mobilizing the Faithful offers a pair of detailed case studies—of the Egyptian groups al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya and al-Jihad and Lebanon's Hizbullah—to ...

Mujeres musulmanas a la sombra de al-Ándalus

intersecciones contemporáneas de religión, género y etnicidad en el sur de España

En los últimos veinte años, España ha experimentado un marcado incremento de población inmigrante, entre la cual destaca un importante porcentaje de magrebíes musulmanes. De forma paralela, desde finales del franquismo, en ciudades andaluzas como Granada y Córdoba se ha observado una tendencia de conversión ...

The meaning of Mecca

the politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam

The hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is a religious duty to be performed once in a lifetime by all Muslims who are able. The Prophet Muhammad set out the rituals of hajj when he led what became known as the Farewell Hajj in 10 ...

Un destino desbaratado

la historia universal vista por el Islam

Nosotros los occidentales, cuando escribimos la historia del mundo, solemos escribir la historia de nuestro mundo y olvidar por completo o relegar a un rincón otra historia que se ha ido construyendo en paralelo, la del mundo islámico. Este es un libro sobre la historia ...

Hijo de Hamás

Desde pequeño, Mosab Hassan Yousef ha tenido acceso a los entresijos del letal grupo terrorista Hamás. Como hijo mayor y aparente heredero de Sheikh Hassan Yousef, miembro fundador de Hamás y su líder más popular, el joven Mosab ayudó a su padre durante años en ...

Sobre la se[c]ta mahometana

pseudo Pedro Pascual

Tradicionalmente atribuida a Don Pedro, obispo de Jaén entre 1296 y 1300, esta obra fue probablemente compuesta por un autor anónimo en la segunda mitad del siglo XIV con el fin de suministrar a los hombres de Iglesia argumentos para la predicación a musulmanes y ...

Ending obama's war

responsible military withdrwal from Afghanistan

During his presidential campaign Barack Obama repeatedly criticized the Bush administration’s policy of invading and occupying Iraq, but he was equally firm in declaring his support for the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan. In his widely quoted speech at a Chicago antiwar rally, Obama ...

El divorcio en la Ley islámica

y su perspectiva en el Derecho internacional privado español

La obra que se presenta constituye un estudio sobre el divorcio en el fiqh clásico islámico, en los códigos de familia actuales de los países de la mayoría musulmana de Pequeño Magreb y sus implicaciones en el Derecho internacional privado español.

Los islamistas marroquíes y la participación política

"justicia y espiritualidad"

No cabe duda en la importancia de la posición estratégica de Marruecos, tanto en los campos geopolíticos como geoestratégicos. Por su pertenencia a la integración regional del Magreb árabe, a la liga árabe y por su cercania geográfica de Europa y por sus estrechas relaciones ...

Breve introducción al Islam

El dominico Pierre Claverie, que fue obispo de Orán (Argelia), y fino conocedor de la cultura y religión musulmana nos ofrece esta presentación del Islam. Sigue el itinerario que marcan nueve palabras para explicar lo que reúne y ánima a los creyentes de esta religión ...

Critical turning points in the Middle East

1915-2015

This book takes a novel look at the modern Middle East through the prisms of six cascading negative critical turning points. It identifies the seeds of a potential seventh in the collective dignity deficits generated by poor governance paradigms and exacerbated by geopolitical competition for ...

Between feminism and Islam

Human Rights and Sharia Law in Morocco

There are two major women’s movements in Morocco: the Islamists who hold shari’a as the platform for building a culture of women’s rights, and the feminists who use the United Nations’ framework to amend shari’a law. Between Feminism and Islam shows ...

Turkey and the European Union

the question of european identity

European identity has always been in a state of construction. With the creation of the European Union, however, this construction now takes place within an institutional framework, introducing a number of new variables. Selcen Öner's Turkey and the European Union: The Question of European ...

Early islamic institutions

administration and taxation from the Caliphate to the Umayyads and 'Abbasids

The rapid expansion of the early Islamic world is conventionally ascribed to a combination of brilliant military leadership and religious fervour. In this book, Abd al-Aziz Duri demonstrates how the growth, development and durability of early Islamic governance derived from highly sophisticated systems of administration ...

Muslims

their religious beliefs and practices

Andrew Rippin's Muslims is essential reading for students and scholars alike. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and for the first time features a companion website with extensive links to additional reading and resources to help deepen students' understanding of the subject. Muslims ...

Moroccan monarchy and the islamist challenge

maintaining Makhzen power

Despite the much debated global crisis of authoritarianism, in which authoritarian regimes came under attack from pro-democracy groups and movements, the traditional systems in the Middle East still stand. This book examines the factors behind the survival and persistence of monarchical authoritarianism in Morocco and ...

The Arab revolution

ten lessons from the democratic uprising

The democratic uprising throughout the Arab world is proving how wrong were the hitherto accepted political alternatives, either dictatorship or Islamism. Yet more lessons are already being learnt from this grass-root process, even while it is in the making. Above all, when it comes to ...

Caridad y compasión en biografías islámicas

La caridad desempeña un papel fundamental en las creencias religiosas de los musulmanes, ya que constituye un aspecto ineludible de la relación entre Dios y el hombre. Es, además, una expresión de fe religiosa en las interacciones sociales entre los seres humanos. La significación de ...

Cosmopolitans and heretics

new muslim intellectuals and the study of Islam

Dramatic political events involving Muslims across the world have put Islam under increased scrutiny. However, the focus of this attention is generally limited to the political realm and often even further confined by constrictive views of Islamism narrowed down to its most extremist exponents. Much ...