Modern Muslim societies.
Contributors: Marshall Cavendish Reference.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Reference
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tarrytown, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761479277
Subjects: Islamic sociology; Islam -- Customs and practices; Muslims -- Social life and customs; Islamic law; Economics -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Family life; title: Polygamy; title: Marriage in Islam; title: Divorce; title: Men and women; title: Wearing the veil; title: Employment and education; title: Pesantren; title: Islamic law; title: Banking and finance; title: Institutions and organizations; title: Grameen bank; title: States, politics and Political groups; title: Al Qaeda; title: Civil and human rights; title: Civil rights in the US; title: Islamism in the 21st century; title: Response to extremism; title: The eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula; title: Iran; title: Northern Africa; title: Subsaharan Africa and the Sahel; title: South Asia; title: South East Asia; title: Central Asia; title: China; title: Turkey and eastern Europe; title: Western Europe; title: United States and Canada; title: Central America and the Caribbean; title: South America; title: Australasia and the Pacific.