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Notable Muslims : Muslim Builders of World Civilization and Culture/ by DeLong-Bas, Natana J.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford, England Oneworld Publications c. 2006Edition: First South Asian Edition 2007Description: x, 390p: 22 cmISBN:
  • 185168395X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP 70 .D45 2006
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Contents:
Content:
Introduction 1; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5; Abdus Salam 11; Rabia al-Adawiyya, or Rabia the Mystic 14; The Aga Khan, Prince Karim IV 18;Moustapha Akkad 21; Mohammed Jasim al-Ali 25; Muhammad Ali 28; Yaphett El-Amin 35; Rina Amiri 38; Muhammad Asad 41; Benazir Bhutto 46; Abu Rayham Muhammad al-Biruni 50; Djamila Bouhired 54; Hassiba Boulmerka 56; Mustafa Ceric 61; Oussama Cherribi 64; Tansu Ciller 68; Kadiatou Diallo 72; Assia Djebar 74; Shajarat al-Durr 78; Shirin Ebadi 81; Farid Esack 85; Hassan Fathy 91; H.R.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak 95; Tahany El Gebaly 99; Rashid al-Ghannoushi 102; Jemima Goldsmith 106; H.R.H. Princess Haifa Al Faisal 110; Muzaffar Haleem 114; Asma Gull Hasan 117; Farkhonda Hassan 120; Rana Ahmed Husseini 123; Shams al-Din Abu Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Battuta 128; Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham 131; Saad Eddin Ibrahim 134; Shamim Ibrahim 138; Yusuf Islam 140; Lobna Ismail 143; Kevin James 147; Fatima Jibrell 151; Ismail Kadare 155; M. Farooq Kathwari 157; Merve Safa Kavakci 161; Aasma Khan 164; Imran Khan 166; Khalid Khannouchi 171; Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi 174; Amel Larrieux 178Nurcholish Madjid 181; The Honorable Zakia Mahasa 184; Naguib Mahfouz 187; Samira Makhmalbaf 192; Dr. Laila al-Marayati 195Fatima Mernissi 198; Shazia Mirza 202; Mos Def 205; Nawal El Moutawakel-Bennis 208; H.R.H. Sheikha Mouza bint Nasser Al-Misnad 211Sahirah Muhammad 214; Abd al-Rahman Munif 215; Chandra Muzaffar 219Her Majesty Queen Noor 223; Thoraya Ahmed Obaid 229; Hakeem Olajuwon 235; A.D. Pirous 242; Safi Qureshi 248; Radiyya bint Iltutmish 250;Ahmed Rashid 252; S. Atiq Raza 255; Ibrahim Rugova 258; Jalal al-Din Rumi 265; Dr. Nawal El Saadawi 270; H.R.H. Sheikha Sabeeka Al-Khalifa 273; Joshua Salaam 276; Saladin (Yusuf Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi) 278; Saira Shah 281; Hanan al-Shaykh 285; Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi 289; M. Osman Siddique 293; Dr. Pratiwi Pujiliestari Sudarmono 295; Suleyman the Magnificent 297; H.R.H. Sultan bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud 299; Zainab Al-Suwaij 303Azam Taleghani 307; Tayyibah Taylor 310; Richard Thompson 313Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 316Baroness Pola Manzila Uddin 320; Hajjah Maria Ulfah 322; Umm Kulthum 325; Amina Wadud 332; Sheikh Hasina Wazed 335; Michael Wolfe 339;Nadia Yassine 343; Muhammad Yunus 345; Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi 351Mohamed Zakariya 353; Dr. Elias Adam Zerhouni 359; Ahmed Hassan Zewail 361; Zinedine Zidane 368; Appendices 371; Select bibliography 381
Summary: Summary:Summary: "From political leaders and human rights activists to rap musicians and NBA basketball stars, this diverse collection of profiles documents the contributions of fifty male and fifty female Muslims to a wide variety of different fields and professions. As an exploration and celebration of what it means to be a Muslim today, it offers a colourful and vibrant counterpoint to the stereotypes of religious fundamentalists and masked suicide bombers that have become all too commonplace in Western representations of Islam. ... contemporary focus; eighty-five of the one hundred figures profiled are alive today."--Dust jacket flap.
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Includes appendices and select bibliography

Content:

Introduction 1; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5; Abdus Salam 11; Rabia al-Adawiyya, or Rabia the Mystic 14; The Aga Khan, Prince Karim IV 18;Moustapha Akkad 21; Mohammed Jasim al-Ali 25; Muhammad Ali 28; Yaphett El-Amin 35; Rina Amiri 38; Muhammad Asad 41; Benazir Bhutto 46; Abu Rayham Muhammad al-Biruni 50; Djamila Bouhired 54; Hassiba Boulmerka 56; Mustafa Ceric 61; Oussama Cherribi 64; Tansu Ciller 68; Kadiatou Diallo 72; Assia Djebar 74; Shajarat al-Durr 78; Shirin Ebadi 81; Farid Esack 85; Hassan Fathy 91; H.R.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak 95; Tahany El Gebaly 99; Rashid al-Ghannoushi 102; Jemima Goldsmith 106; H.R.H. Princess Haifa Al Faisal 110; Muzaffar Haleem 114; Asma Gull Hasan 117; Farkhonda Hassan 120; Rana Ahmed Husseini 123; Shams al-Din Abu Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Battuta 128; Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham 131; Saad Eddin Ibrahim 134; Shamim Ibrahim 138; Yusuf Islam 140; Lobna Ismail 143; Kevin James 147; Fatima Jibrell 151; Ismail Kadare 155; M. Farooq Kathwari 157; Merve Safa Kavakci 161; Aasma Khan 164; Imran Khan 166; Khalid Khannouchi 171; Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi 174; Amel Larrieux 178Nurcholish Madjid 181; The Honorable Zakia Mahasa 184; Naguib Mahfouz 187; Samira Makhmalbaf 192; Dr. Laila al-Marayati 195Fatima Mernissi 198; Shazia Mirza 202; Mos Def 205; Nawal El Moutawakel-Bennis 208; H.R.H. Sheikha Mouza bint Nasser Al-Misnad 211Sahirah Muhammad 214; Abd al-Rahman Munif 215; Chandra Muzaffar 219Her Majesty Queen Noor 223; Thoraya Ahmed Obaid 229; Hakeem Olajuwon 235; A.D. Pirous 242; Safi Qureshi 248; Radiyya bint Iltutmish 250;Ahmed Rashid 252; S. Atiq Raza 255; Ibrahim Rugova 258; Jalal al-Din Rumi 265; Dr. Nawal El Saadawi 270; H.R.H. Sheikha Sabeeka Al-Khalifa 273; Joshua Salaam 276; Saladin (Yusuf Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi) 278; Saira Shah 281; Hanan al-Shaykh 285; Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi 289; M. Osman Siddique 293; Dr. Pratiwi Pujiliestari Sudarmono 295; Suleyman the Magnificent 297; H.R.H. Sultan bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud 299; Zainab Al-Suwaij 303Azam Taleghani 307; Tayyibah Taylor 310; Richard Thompson 313Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 316Baroness Pola Manzila Uddin 320; Hajjah Maria Ulfah 322; Umm Kulthum 325; Amina Wadud 332; Sheikh Hasina Wazed 335; Michael Wolfe 339;Nadia Yassine 343; Muhammad Yunus 345; Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi 351Mohamed Zakariya 353; Dr. Elias Adam Zerhouni 359; Ahmed Hassan Zewail 361; Zinedine Zidane 368; Appendices 371; Select bibliography 381

Summary:

"From political leaders and human rights activists to rap musicians and NBA basketball stars, this diverse collection of profiles documents the contributions of fifty male and fifty female Muslims to a wide variety of different fields and professions. As an exploration and celebration of what it means to be a Muslim today, it offers a colourful and vibrant counterpoint to the stereotypes of religious fundamentalists and masked suicide bombers that have become all too commonplace in Western representations of Islam. ... contemporary focus; eighty-five of the one hundred figures profiled are alive today."--Dust jacket flap.