EDITORIAL

An Islamic Future?

LEADERS

Women Leading Congregational Prayers
By Rashid Shaz

On A Muslim Woman Leading The Congregational Prayer
By Asghar Ali Engineer

Islamic Reflections and Their Subsistence
By Nader Nada

INSIGHTS

The Silver Lining
By Hafiz Hasan Moiz Ansari 

Violence And Non-Violence In Islam
By Mohammad Iqbal Ahnaf

The Recovery of Transcendence in Political Order: The Role of Multi-religious Cooperation
By Dr. William F. Vendley

The Impact of Arab Satellite Television on the Prospects for Democracy in the Arab World
By S. Abdallah Schleifer

Shouldn’t there be a war on poverty?
By Abu Ismael al-Beirawi 

Shari‘ah Implementation in South Sulawesi: An Analysis of the KPPSI Movement
By Wahyuddin Halim

REVIEWS

Globalization And Its Discontents
By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
Reviewed by: Asmer Beg

The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
By Irshad Manji
Reviewed by: Mohd Asim Siddiqui

The Ulama in Contemporary Islam: Custodians of Change
By By Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand

The Cross and the Crescent: The Rise of American Evangelism and the Future of Muslims
By Muhammad Arif Zakaullah
Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand


RESPONSES

S. Abdallah Schleifer
Maria Kooijman
Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi
Satish Saberwal
Dr. M. Amir Ali
Lord Carey of Clifton
Prof. Khurshid Ahmad
Prof. M. Nejatullah Siddiqi
Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi
Prof. John Hull

Editor's Shelf

STATE-BUILDING Governance and World Order in the 21st Century

Islam in the Era of Globalization: Muslim Attitudes towards Modernity and Identity.

Unholy Alliance

The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Islam and the Challenge of Democracy

Islam Is... An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion

Hindutva Politics in India : Genesis, Political Strategies and Growth of Bharatiya Janata Party