Islamic finance is growing at an astonishing rate and is now a $1200 billion industry, with
operations in over 100 countries. This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the …

From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people
have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern …

The history of Islamic economics, which originated in the middle of the twentieth century, is
strongly tied to the practice of Islamic finance. The emergence of the commercial practice of …

" In 2002 the Islamist Justice and Development Part (AKP) swept to power in Turkey. Since
then it has shied away from a hard-line ideological stance in favor of a more conservative …

A few years ago Professor Benjamin Braude of the history department at Boston College
shared with me the memory of an event that took place at Harvard University in fall 1965 …

The doctrine of" Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-
twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to …

The religion of Islam is of vital concern to the modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: The
Contemporary Period Andrew Rippin examines Muslims' perception of and reaction to the …

Why do Muslim-majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of
socio-economic development in comparison to world averages? Ahmet T. Kuru criticizes …

Analysts and pundits from across the American political spectrum describe Islamic
fundamentalism as one of the greatest threats to modern, Western-style democracy. Yet very …

In this timely and important work, John Esposito and John Voll explore the development of
contemporary Islamic movements and thought through the biographies of nine major activist …