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Muslim Cultures Today
A Reference Guide
 Kathryn M. Coughlin, ed.

0-313-32386-0/978-0-313-32386-7

Description
This is the first survey for a general audience of key current topics in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations.

Reviews:
-[A] topical reference resource that will be accessible to a wide readership. The book will be a useful addition to an existing collection of general reference material ... on Islam... —Reference Reviews
-[E]xamines the varied culture and history of the Muslim world on a country-by-country basis with each chapter addressing a specific country....The book does not cover every country in the Muslim world, but focuses on 16, intending to provide the reader with an introduction to the Muslim communities in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. It contains an extensive reading and resource list for further research into particular regions or themes. —Middle East Journal
-[T]his is a useful compilation on a limited segment of contemporary Islam, reflecting wide variations in practice, power, and politics —School Library Journal
-Written for general readers, this reference provides an overview of Islam in all its diversity: Arab and non-Arab; African, Asian, and European; majority and minority populations; conservative societies and progressive. Sixteen countries were selected on the basis of a lack of current, accessible information and for their representative diversity. Each profile reviews the history of Islam in a particular country or region and presents demographic information on the Muslim community there. Special sections cover Culture, Society, and Politics, Women and the Family, Special Issues in the News, and Notable People. —Reference & Research Book News
About the Author
Kathryn M. Coughlin is president of Global Research and Analysis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to research and analysis on the broader Islamic world and to projects that promote social justice in the developing world's transition to market economies and global integration. She has taught, lectured, and given papers on a wide range of subjects including religion and gender, Islamic law, religion and modernity, and U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East.
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