Islamic law is often misrepresented as a single monolithic concept, rather than a collection of different interpretations and practices. This book explores what conditions sustain the most liberal interpretation of Islamic law on gender issues. It examines the various interpreta…
Can the contemporary Islamic finance movement be shown to meet the requirements of modern commerce? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America, the UN Security Council passed a resolution targeting transnational sources of terrorist funds. The US and the International Monet…
Introduction : workers, collective action, and politics -- Colonial capitalism to developmentalism -- The Washington consensus -- Insurgent workers in the autumn of autocracy -- Popular uprisings in 2011 and beyond -- Conclusion : workers, social struggles, and democracy
"Since the 1990s, the Middle East has experienced an upsurge of wildcat strikes, sit-ins, and workers' demonstrations. Well before people gathered in Tahrir Square to demand the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, workers had formed one of the largest oppositional movements to authoritaria…
"Since the 1990s, the Middle East has experienced an upsurge of wildcat strikes, sit-ins, and workers' demonstrations. Well before people gathered in Tahrir Square to demand the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, workers had formed one of the largest oppositional movements to authoritaria…
Introduction -- The Generation of Zaytunah -- A Scattered Group with a Less-Than-Perfect Image -- Come Do Jihad -- Sons of Tunisia -- Tunisia Is a Land of Dawa -- Hear from Us, Not About Us -- Tunisians Can Be Found Everywhere in the Land of Jihad -- It Was Mostly the Tunisians …