EDITORIAL

Calling for a New Civilization

LEADERS

The Fear of Holy Books
By Farish A. Noor


Political Islam and The Future of Democracy in the Middle East
By Radwan A. Masmoudi


INSIGHTS

Institutionalising Hereditary Succession in Saudi Arabia’s Political Governance System: The Allegiance Commission
By Awadh Al-Badi 

Qur’an, Hadith and Women
By Asghar Ali Engineer 

The Cartoon's Cartoon
By Ismail Bardhi 

“Islamo-Fascism”, Western Hegemony and Cress-Culture Violence
By Ali A. Mazrui


REVIEWS

Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle with Militant Islam
By YaZahid Hussain
Reviewed by: Mirza Asmer Beg

Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?
By Jamal Malik
Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand

Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak
By Marc Falkoff
Reviewed by: Mohd Asim Siddiqui

Editor's Shelf

The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

The First Muslims: History and Memory
 
Collapse of an Empire Lessons for Modern Russia
 
Opportunity 08 Independent Ideas for America's Next President

ISLAMIC SUFISM UNBOUND: Politics and Piety in Twenty-first Century Pakistan

 Islam :Past, Present and Future