Muslim Cultures Today: A Reference Guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313323867)

There is strong demand for current, accurate, and objective information about Islamic societies and Muslims around the world. This is the first survey for a general audience of key current topics in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations. Each chapter covering a country contains the following narrative elements: Overview (statistics, demographics of followers, brief history of their life there); Political Impact; Women's Status; Special Issues in the News; Notable People (biographical profiles); and Resource Guide, with Suggested Reading, Films/Videos, Websites, and Organizations. The content ties in to World History standards to help analyze connections between globalizing trends in culture in the late 20th century and dynamic assertions of traditional cultural identity and distinctiveness, as well as to the Global Connections part of Social Studies standards.

This will be essential reading for those desiring a one-volume resource about hot spots in the news today. Countries profiled include Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Photos and maps help to put the narrative in perspective.

Author: Kathryn M. Coughlin
ISBN-10: 0313323860
ISBN-13: 9780313323867
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2006
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 10.06h x 7.14w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 56
School Library Journal 11/01/2006 pg. 172
Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 628