Table of Contents

Introduction: The times they are a-changin’ – a Muslim quest for justice, gender equality and pluralism

      Omid Safi

Part I  PROGRESSIVE MUSLIMS AND CONTEMPORARY ISLAM

1 The ugly modern and the modern ugly: reclaiming the beautiful in Islam

      Khaled Abou El Fadl

2 In search of progressive Islam beyond 9/11

      Farid Esack

3 Islam: a civilizational project in progress

      Ahmet Karamustafa

4 The debts and burdens of critical Islam

      Ebrahim Moosa

5 On being a scholar of Islam: risks and responsibilities

      Tazim R. Kassam

Part II  PROGRESSIVE MUSLIMS AND GENDER JUSTICE

6 Transforming feminism: Islam, women and gender justice

      Sa‘diyya Shaikh

7 Progressive Muslims and Islamic jurisprudence: the necessity for critical engagement with marriage and divorce law

      Kecia Ali

8 Sexuality, diversity and ethics in the agenda of progressive Muslims

      Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle

9 Are we up to the challenge? The need for a radical re-ordering of the Islamic discourse on women

      Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons

Part III  PROGRESSIVE MUSLIMS AND PLURALISM

10 Muslims, pluralism, and interfaith dialogue

      Amir Hussain

11 American Muslim identity: race and ethnicity in progressive Islam

      Amina Wadud

12 Islamic democracy and pluralism

      Ahmad S. Moussalli

13 How to put the genie back in the bottle? “Identity” Islam and Muslim youth cultures in America

      Marcia Hermansen

14 What is the victory of Islam? Towards a different understanding of the Ummah and political success in the contemporary world

      Farish A. Noor

Further Reading

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About the Author

Omid Safi is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina. He specialises in the study of the Islamic mystical tradition, the pre-modern history of the Islamic world, and contemporary Musliim thought, and has written books and articles on these subjects.

Reviews

"A significant and welcome efforet providing an analytic overview by some contemporary progressive Muslim scholars. The book offers a very incisive critique and highlights the compelling need for a wholesome and rational approach to the issues."
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