(English) Monika Gronke: History of Iran. From Islamisation to the present day
(English) Already in its introduction, the “History of Iran” presents the reader with a concise description of the geography and the multinational problems of Iran.
(English) Henner Fürtig. Concise History of Iraq
(English) Henner Fürtig addresses his book to the great number of interested people who may be worried and concerned at the same time. Consequently it is a book on the current situation. Pre-Christian, pre- and early Islamic Mesopotamia as well as the Osmanic, British and German influence in Iraq until the time of the two World Wars are only touched upon briefly.
(English) Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Ed.): The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an
(English) After approximately four decades the “battleship” of modern Islam studies, the Encyclopaedia of Islam (“EI”), was completed and published by the renowned publisher E.J. Brill in eleven large volumes and on CD-ROM. At the same time this publisher issued another encyclopedia: the Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an (“EQ”). One might wonder about the publication of an encyclopedia in addition to the EI. There seem to be two main reasons for this.
(English) Gritt Klinkhammer: Modern Forms of Islamic Life
(English) In her doctoral thesis in sociology, Gritt Klinkhammer examines the manner in which young Muslim-Turkish women of the second and third generation live out their Islamic religious affiliation in Germany. Their parents generally belong to the religiously conservative first “guest worker” generation, from whose life and religious practises the young, educated women clearly want to make a break. The parents encouraged their daughters’ Koran school lessons, for example, or observance of Islamic social rules; however, they were often able to give their “enlightened” daughters little justification and explanation for celebrations, manners and religious obligations – justification demanded by the children in the secular environment. Although these parents have now lived in Germany for up to 35 years, they do not see themselves as “Germans”, nor do their children.
(English) Joseph Croitoru: The Martyr as Weapon
(English) The topic of the German-born Israeli Joseph Croitoru is the historical development of suicide attacks and the ideological background of the movements that train them. His study centres on Muslim terrorists and countries such as Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, Chechenya and Kurdistan – the majority of attacks are after all perpetrated by Muslims – but also looks at the Third Reich and Asia (Korea, Japan and Kashmir).
(English) Chase F. Robinson. ‘Abd al-Malik
(English) Makers of the Muslim World is a major new collection to be published between May 2005 and May 2009 featuring over 50 volumes. Each volume will consider the life, work and legacy of a man or woman who has shaped the course of Muslim history by his or her contribution to the political, social, cultural, religious or intellectual Muslim landscape. Series editor Patricia Crone is Mellon Professor of Islamic History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. She is one of the leading authorities on Islamic history and has previously held positions at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
(English) Islamic Human Rights under scrutiny
(English) The frequent human rights abuses which take place in nearly all countries of the Muslim world are often the result of corrupt or dictatorial regimes and not necessarily due to either Islam or these countries’ view of human rights. Less widely known, however, is that international associations in Muslim countries have formulated their own human rights declarations in opposition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the Plenary session of the United Nations in 1948.
(English) William C. Chittick: Ibn ’Arabi: Heir to the prophets
(English) William C. Chittick’s book Ibn ’Arabi: Heir to the prophets is part of the series Makers of the Muslim World to be published between May 2005 and May 2009 featuring over 50 volumes. Each volume will consider the life, work and legacy of a man or woman who has shaped the course of Muslim history by his or her contribution to the political, social, cultural, religious or intellectual Muslim landscape.
(English) Tobias Mörschel (Ed.): Does Faith make Politics?
(English) Does faith pursue a policy? Whoever follows the last years of US-american policy or reflect upon Islam and its future role in Europe can hardly avoid this question. This book addresses the question in light of sociological models in the context of a transatlantic comparison.
(English) Ralph Ghadban: Tariq Ramadan and the Islamisation of Europe
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.
(English) Beltheshazzar & Abednego: The Mosque and its Role in Society
(English) The building of new mosques in traditional European cities does not only change and affect the landscape but also sets a signal for a lasting presence of a religion which will not be satisfied to publicly only address issues relating to religion affairs, but rather wants to be a religion which will increasingly be an impressive and decisive voice in societal and political matters. The authors of this small booklet entitled “The Mosque and its Role in Society” are concerned to present a concise treaty to inform about the self-understanding of Islam.
(English) Irshad Manji: The trouble with Islam: A wake-up call for honesty and change
(English) An amazing book! It starts with an open letter to Muslims and Irshad Manji’s honest confession about her struggles with Islam. In spite of calling herself a Muslim refusenik (www.mus lim-refusenik.com) she does not desire to leave Islam; but neither is she prepared to close her eyes to the problems and troubles with Islam.
(English) David Cook: Understanding Jihad
(English) “Islam is peace”. This sentence could be heard especially frequently after September 11 th , 2001, from groups within organized Islam in Germany. It was said that there was no “holy war” in Islam, that “jihad” was to be understood as a moral-spiritual “effort” to walk “on the path of God” (“Great Jihad”). It was proclaimed that Islam abhors every kind of violence against human beings, apart from the right to self-defense (“Small Jihad”). The word “Islam”, of course, has the same linguistic root (s-l-m) as the word “salam” (peace), but is really a different word, and means “submission, devotion”.
(English) Islamisation in Eastern Europe – A case study of Arraid in Ukraine
(English) The concept of Wasaṭiyya (from al-wasaṭ, middle, in Arabic) has been increasingly promoted in recent years. Originating from the Muslim Brotherhood (al-Ikhwān al- Muslimūn), it is often referred to as ‘Islamic centrism’ and Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī is featured as its major proponent. The stress is on presenting Islam as a moderate and adaptable religion, with focus on families and social participation. The Wasaṭiyya ideas found a fertile ground in some surprising contexts. An example is Ukraine, a predominantly Orthodox country in Eastern Europe. Arraid, a group purporting these principles of Wasaṭiyya, has been gaining influence there among the local Muslim community as well as among non-Muslims.
Al-Azhar Moscheeleitung verbietet Muslimen den Besuch von Jerusalem
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 15.05.2009) Erst unter palästinensischer Regierung dürfen Muslime wieder dorthin reisen
Südiranische Menschenrechtsorganisation wirft libanesischer, pro-iranischer Hisbollah-Partei Entführung iranischer Flüchtlinge vor
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 14.05.2009) Die Auslieferung erfolgt meist über Syrien an den Iran
Attentat auf den Verleger des Romans „Das Juwel von Medina“
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 11.05.2009) Das Buch greift den Islam nicht an und stützt sich in seiner Erzählung auf Quellen des Islam
Fatwa zu häufigem Schlagen der Ehefrauen
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 11.05.2009) Frage: „Wie ist häufiges Schlagen der Ehefrau islamisch zu bewerten?“
Homosexuelle im Irak werden auf brutalste Weise gefoltert und umgebracht
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 08.05.2009) Übergriffe und Anschläge nehmen zu
Die ägyptische Presse bezeichnet den Führer der libanesischen pro-iranischen Hisbollah-Partei als „Verbrecher“
(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 07.05.2009) Weitere 49 Personen wurden inzwischen wegen Verdachts der Zugehörigkeit zur Hisbollah verhaftet
