Engaging the other : public policy and western-Muslim intersections /

A multidisciplinary study of Western-Muslim interactions in historical and contemporary times, this volume explores ways of enhancing productive engagement in domestic and transnational contexts. Leading scholars discuss Western-Muslim intersections in the areas of civil society, educational curricu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Karim, Karim H. (Karim Haiderali), 1956- (Editor), Eid, Mahmoud, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Karim H. Karim and Mahmoud Eid 1. Engaging the Other; Mahmoud Eid and Karim H. Karim 2. Toledean Testimony: Reconquesta, Architectural Convivencia and the Man from La Mancha; H. Masud Taj 3. Christian and Muslim Principles of Debate: Renewing Discourse in the Public Square; Marianne Farina 4. European Education and Islam: Liberalism and Alerity; Shiraz Thobani 5. Muslim Civil Society in Eastern and Western Contexts: A Confluence of the Historical, the Local, and the Global; Karim H. Karim 6. Bridging Civilizations: The New Hermeneutics of Islamic Law; Anicee Van-Engeland 7. The Inner Clash of Civilizations within the Muslim Ummah; Steven Kull 8. Public Policy and Muslims in Western Societies: Security and Integration 9. Political Participation among Muslims in Europe and the United States; Jocelyne Cesari 10. Producing Alternative Media Discourses on Muslims; Faiza Hirji 11. Public Policy and the Clash of Ignorance; Mahmoud Eid and Karim H. Karim.