Developed in response to the events of September 11 2001, these 14 articles from leading Muslim thinkers offer a provocative reassessment of Islam's relationship with the modern world.

Developed in response to the events of September 11 2001, these 14 articles from prominent Muslim thinkers offer a provocative reassessment of Islam's relationship with the modern world. Confronting issues such as racism, justice, sexuality and gender, this book reveals the real challenges faced by Muslims of both sexes in contemporary Western society.

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.