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Title: Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism by Omid Safi ISBN: 1-85168-316-X Publisher: Oneworld Publications Ltd Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very broad, diverse group of authors...
Comment: I was quite pleased reading this collection of essays. And contrary to the editorial reveiw I liked that Safi qouted so many diverse people, it just showed to me that he was open-minded to many different things. I like how this book did not use a singular viewpoint to define what a "progressive muslim" is, rather the editor let many people tell us in their own voices. This diversity and plurality is what is beautiful about religion and the world in general. To many of us forget that and fall into narrow stereotypes of people.This just happens to be the time for muslims to fall into that category. I believe though, if you read this book you will find that the authors might have you questioning some of those seterotypes...
Anyway, to sum up, my favorite essays were written by Amina Wadud (she is always a favorite)on American Muslim Identity, Tazim Kassam on being a scholar in Islam, and Sa'diyya Shaikh on transforming feminism.Once again, excellently done and put together!
Rating: 1
Summary: Lousy, and misleading
Comment: When you see a book claiming that there are such people as progressive Muslims, like this one it accuses the U.S. of "curtailment... of civil liberties such as freedom of inquiry and the expression of dissenting opinions" after September 11, beware. Who's kidding whom?
I was fooled, and I am very sorry. Indeed, this book offers nothing like the claimed prescription for moderation that so many would like to see in Islam.
Now, it's true, the U.S. is expelling people like fake Saudi diplomats, and so-called activists like Amer Jubran, who in reality foment hatred of the U.S. and sedition, but U.S. "curtailment...of civil liberties" post-911 is nothing compared to the perennial lack of civil liberties in places like Pakistan (once secular, now radical), Indonesia (fast-fading into the radical maw), and Malaysia (where the supposed moderate Mahathir recently showed his anti-Western mettle like the good Moslem always does). Let's ask the Christians in Pakistan how pluralistic Islamic law is; generally speaking, they cannot testify in court, because the testimonies of non-Muslims are not allowed under the Sharia. See Patrick Sookhdeo on this score.
The fact is, there is no reformation afoot in Islam, and there is not even a mechanism by which to implement one. What this book does not explain, more's the pity, is that the Sharia has not changed one iota since its inception. Compare the pronouncements of the jurist Al-Mawardi with someone like Abou El Fadl, and you will find, they are pretty much the same. Don't let all the PC psychobabble fool you. It's nonsense.
They both want the universal imposition of Sharia, which by Western standards is not moderate, never was and never will be. Because it cannot be changed. It is immutable, like the Koran. Let's not kid ourselves, please. Try Ibn Warraq's Why I am not a Muslim, or Leaving Islam, for a true look at what Islam has to offer anyone truly progressive and truly moderate.
Rating: 5
Summary: Progressive Muslims
Comment: Progressive Muslims is a wonderful compilation of essays written by a variety of scholars on Islam. Explored within this text are issues such as the women's movement within the Islamic world and misconceptions of Islam in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. This book is a must read for anyone who has an interest in Islamic scholarship.
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Title: The Place of Tolerance in Islam by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen, Ian Lague ISBN: 0807002291 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: "Believing Women" in Islam : Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas ISBN: 0292709048 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Speaking in God's Name by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Khaled Abou El Fadl ISBN: 1851682627 Publisher: Oneworld Publications Ltd Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud ISBN: 0195128362 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith by Michael Wolfe, Producers of Beliefnet ISBN: 1579546552 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 16 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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