Full Description
Merryl Wyn Davies is appalled by the sectarian divisions in Muslim societies; Yasmin Saikia is angry at the Sectarian violence unleashed in the name of Islam; Ebrahim Moosa suggest the Sunnis, the majority Muslim sect, need a little self-reflection; Faisal Daviji explores the historic contribution and present predicaments of the Ismailis; Imranali Panjwani explains what it means to be a Shia; Zacharias Pieri joins the evangelical Tablighi Jamaat on a religious retreat; Robin Yassin-Kassab traces the origins of the Alawis of Syria; Hassan Mohamedallie has a conversation with Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph and spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Francesco Cavatorta thinks the Salafis represent the greatest danger to Islam; Jamie Gilham asks why converts tend to be over-zealous; and Faizur Rahman spends some quality time with the puritan Deobandis of India.
Contents
The Violence of Sectarianism - Yasmin Saikia The Sunnis - Ebrahim Moosa The Shia - Imranali Panjwani The Salafis - Francesco Cavatorta (based in Saudi Arabia and the ideology behind the Jihadis, the Taliban and al-Qaida) The Ismailis - Faisal Daviji Tablighi Jamaat -- Zacharias Pieri (a global evangelical sect that has its origins in India) The Alawis - Robin Yassin-Kassab (the sect of President Asad of Syria) The Deobandis - Faizur Rahman (a puritan sect from India, an off-shoot of the Wahhabis) The Ahmadiyya - Hassan Mohamedallie (a persecuted minority sect in Pakistan) Converts and Their Discontent - Jamie Gilham
