Islam & Jihad : prejudice versus reality / A.G. Noorani.

By: Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed, 1930-Material type: TextTextSeries: Global issues series (Zed Books)Publication details: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2002Description: x, 162 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 1842772708 (hbk); 9781842772713Subject(s): Jihad | Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Islamic fundamentalismDDC classification: 297.72
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The spectre of Islam
2. The long march of prejudice
3. The meanings of Jihad and Fatwa
4. The very modern roots of Islamic fundamentalism
5. Human rights in the Islamic tradition
6. Ijtihad (reason) and the challlenge of modernity
7. Epilogue: time for the greater Jihad

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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