Islam
Subtitle: between globalization & counter-terrorism
By: Ali A. Mazrui ; edited by Shalahudin Kafrawi, Alamin M. Mazrui, Ruzima Sebuharara.
Contributors: Kafrawi, Shalahudin, 1969-; Mazrui, Alamin M.; Sebuharara, Ruzima.
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Islam and world politics; Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Islamic renewal; Terrorism -- Islamic countries -- Prevention; Islamic countries -- Politics and government
Description: Islam in this twenty-first century is caught up in a vortex of three inter-related forces – globalization, international terrorism, and the rise of the American Empire. Mazrui examines those forces from the perspective of the rise and fall of civilizations, ranging from the creation of the state of Israel to the aftermath of September 11. – back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.