Progressive Muslims on justice, gender and pluralism

Abstract

Part 1 Progressive Muslims and contemporary Islam: the ugly modern and the modern ugly - reclaiming the beautiful in Islam, Khaled Abou El Fadl in search of a progressive Islamic response to 9/11, Farid Esack Islam - a civilisational project in progress, Ahmet Karamustafa the debts and burdens of critical Islam, Ebrahim Moosa on being a scholar of Islam - risks and responsibilities, Tazim R. Kassam. Part 2 Progressive Muslims and gender justice: transforming feminisms - Islam, women and gender justice, Sa'diyya Shaikh progressive Muslims and Islamic jurisprudence - the necessity for critical engagement with marriage and divorce laws, Kecia Ali sexuality, diversity and ethics in the agenda of progressive Muslims, Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle are we up to the challenge? the need for a radical re-ordering of the Islamic discourse on women, Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons. Part 3 Progressive Muslims and pluralism: Muslims, pluralism and inter-faith dialogue, Amir Hussein Islam, democracy and pluralism, Ahmad S. Moussalli American Muslim identity - race and ethnicity in progressive Islam, Amina Wadud how to put the genie back in the bottle? Identity, Islam and Muslim youth cultures in america, Marcia Hermansen what is the victory of Islam? towards a different understanding of the Ummah and political success in the contemporary world, Farish A. Noor.