![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the proliferation of transnational Muslim networks over the last two decades, the religious authority of traditionally educated Muslim scholars, the uluma, has come under increasing scrutiny and disruption. The Imperatives of Progressive Islam (Adis Duderija) Esack provides a clear rebuttal of the hysterical stereotypes of Islam and a compelling vision of liberation for those seeking to reconcile politics and faith. He demonstrates how Islam fosters racial and economic justice and supports practices of nonviolence, and he develops its understandings of protection of the environment. He advocates for womens rights and reproductive freedom. He shows how it is not only possible but necessary for Islam to promote sexual equality. ![]() Offering perceptive, groundbreaking insights, Esack describes how progressive Islam can speak to social change on six burning issues today: war, poverty, race, gender, sexuality, and the environment. While trained in a Pakistani madrassah where he became acquainted with deeply orthodox forms of Islam, he also came to realize that his religions teachings of justice and peace could guide the struggle against apartheid and gender injustice. N his work to build a post-apartheid South Africa, noted scholar, writer, and activist Farid Esack found grounding in his Muslim faith. Whose Quran? : A Concise Guide to Progressive Islam(Farid Esack) ![]()
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