Muslims in global politics
Subtitle: identities, interests, and human rights
By: Mahmood Monshipouri.
Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812241815
Subjects: Muslims -- Europe -- Political activity; Islam and politics; Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Islamic countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Muslims' struggles for identities, interests, and human rights; title: Muslims' quest for identities, interests, and human rights; title: International human rights norms and Muslim experiences; title: Gender, identity, and negotiating rights; title: Searching for a modern Islamic identity in Egypt; title: Occupation, sectarianism, and identity politics in Iraq; title: The melding of the old and new in the United Arab Emirates; title: Secularism, Turkish Islam, and identity; title: The reemergence of populism in Iranian politics : constructing new identities; title: Negotiating modernity and tradition in Indonesia; title: Construction of Muslims in Europe : the politics of immigration; title: Conclusion : identities, interests, and human rights.