Author: Mohammed Yunus
Publisher: UBS Publishers
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 287
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174764119
Description
Now that the worst fears about the clash of Islam with other civilizations have proven to be
well-founded, this book asks whether Islam is a danger to other civilizations and attempts to find an answer to this important question.
While teaching at the University of Calgary, Dr. Mohammed Yunus felt the need for a book that would explain the historical personality of Islam and contribute to a better understanding of its resurgence after the end of the colonial era and the emergence of scores of Islamic countries.
Having served as a diplomat for three decades, Dr Yunus apprehended the development of a clash between the newly independent Islamic countries and other states that would be inimical to international harmony and peace due, at least partly, to the lack of mutual comprehension because the clash of political interest breeds suspicion and hostility, and ignorance makes it worse.
This book is an attempt to encourage a better understanding of Islam and its role in today's world. It is for the readers to discover the relevance of the book to the ongoing clash of civilizations with which the twenty-first century has begun.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgment
Prelude
List of Maps
CHAPTER ONE
First Four Caliphs of Islam (632-661)
CHAPTER TWO
Omayyad Dynasty (661-750)
CHAPTER THREE
Abbasid Dynasty (750-945)
CHAPTER FOUR
The Nominal Abbasid Caliphate (945-1258)
CHAPTER FIVE
Ottoman Empire (1300-1918)
CHAPTER SIX
Arab Nationalism in the Ottoman Empire
CHAPTER SEVEN
Arab Nationalism and Zionism
CHAPTER EIGHT
Nasser and the Middle East
CHAPTER NINE
Iran-Iraq and Gulf Wars
CHAPTER TEN
Islam in South Asia
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Is Islam a Threat to Other Societies?
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index