Contemporary Issues in Islam

Discusses key issues in Islam today, including Shari'a, jihad, politics, gender and interfaith relations Listen to an interview with Asma Afsaruddin on the New Books NetworkReceived an honorable mention at the 2016 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize Key ‘hot-button’ contemporary issues in Islam, often at the centre of public scrutiny, are the focus of this book. By placing the discussion of topics such as the Shari'a, jihad, the caliphate, women’s status and interfaith relations within