Volume 3 Number 1

• Editorial 6
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• In Focus
  • Family Values, the Family Institution, and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: An Islamic Perspective 12
    Osman Bakar
• Articles
  • Islamic Family Law Reform: Problems and Prospects 37
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • The Qur’ānic Model on Social Change: Family Structure as a Method of Social Reform 53
    Zainab Alwani
  • Dysfunctional Families and Crime: Righting Wrongs 75
    Zaleha Kamaruddin
  • Gender Relations in Singapore Malay Dual-Income Households:(Un)Changing Perceptions and Practices 90
    Suriani Suratman
  • The ‘Islamic Women’s’ Movement: Transition from the Private Domain to the Public Sphere 116
    Ömer Çaha
  • Filial Piety in Confucianism and Islam: A Comparative Literary Analysis of Qur’ān, Ḥadīth, and Four Chinese Classics 133
    Osman bin Abdullah (Chuah Hock Leng), Abdul Salam Muhamad Shukri,and Normala Othman
  • Analogical Reasoning (Qiyās) and the Commodification of Women:Applying Commercial Concepts to the Marital Relationship in Islamic Law 154
    Mohammad Omar Farooq
• Viewpoints
  • The Greeting of Peace-Security (al-Salāmu ʿalaykum): Uncovering the Basis of Islamic Peace 181
    Karim D. Crow
  • The Sharīʿah’s Stand on Abandoned Children 187
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • The Blame-Game: The Politicisation of Western and Muslim Sexual Vices 189
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Contemporary Malaysian Families: Evidence-Based Interventions 193
    Aminah Abdul Rahman
  • The Dilemma of Abandoned Babies Needs a Unified Approach 200
    Zarina Nalla
• Book Reviews
  • Christoph Marcinkowski (ed.), The Islamic World and the West:Managing Religious and Cultural Identities in the Age of Globalisation 205
    Eric Winkel
  • Ibrahim Ahmad Aliyu, Protection of Women’s Rights under the Shari‘ah 207 Karim D. Crow 207
    Karim D. Crow
  • Reinhard Cardinal Marx, Das Kapital: Ein Plädoyer für den Menschen[Capital: a plea for the human being] 213
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Peter Watson, The German Genius: Europe’s Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution, and the Twentieth Century 216
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Mehran Kamrava (ed.), Innovation in Islam: Traditions and Contributions 219
    Tauseef Ahmad Parray
  • Alwi Shihab, Examining Islam in the West: Addressing Accusations and Correcting Misconceptions 224
    Zarina Nalla
• Events and Significant Development
  • International Conference on the Family Institution in the Twenty-First Century: Ideals and Realities. Conference Recommendations (13–14 December 2010, IAIS Malaysia) 228
    Zarina Nalla
  • Closed-Door Lecture by Professor Volker Nienhaus on “Islamic Capital Markets and the Public Interest (Maṣlaḥah)”, organised by the Malaysian Securities Commission and the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, 9 June 2011) 233
    Sheila Ainon Yussof
  • Interview with Professor John O. Voll on the Future of Islamic Studies 235
    Zarina Nalla
• Obituary
  • Ibrahim Abu-Rabi‛ (1956–2011) 240
    Karim D. Crow
  • Notes on the Contributors 242
  • Aims of the Journal 248
  • Call for Papers 249
  • Guidelines for Contributors 250
  • Transliteration Table 251
  • Subscription Rates 252

Volume 2 Number 4

• Editorial 605
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • The Concept of the Centre in Islam 609
    Hamza Zeghlache
  • The Evolving Face of Religious Tolerance in Post-Colonial Malaysia:
    Understanding Its Shaping Factors 621
    Osman Bakar
  • Islamophobia: A Projection of the West’s ‘Dark Side’ 639
    Arthur F. Buehler
  • Toward Effective Legal Regulations and an Enabling Environment for
    Inalienable Muslim Endowments (Awqāf) 654
    Mohammed Hisham Dafterdar
  • Overcoming the Weaknesses in Ṣukūk: Toward Risk-Sharing Instruments
    in Islamic Finance 669
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • Contemporary Fiqh in Singapore: Some Observations 691
    Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Sharifah Thuraiya S.A. Alhabshi
• Viewpoints
  • Peace and Security: The Islamic Understanding 708
    Karim D. Crow
  • Islam’s Religious Pluralism in Context 714
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Toward ‘Prussian Virtues’: Transforming the Civil Service in Muslim
    Countries into a Factor of Political Stability 717
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Identifying the Islam-Policies of the Predecessors of the Najib Administration:
    Has He Abandoned Tradition? 723
    Osman Bakar
  • Toward an Islamic Perspective on Creativity 727
    Tengku Iskandar
  • Islam, Buddhism, and the New Sciences 731
    Eric Winkel
• Book Reviews
  • Augustus Richard Norton, Hezbollah: A Short History 735
    Christoph Marcinkowski
     
  • Thilo Sarrazin, Deutschland schafft sich ab: Wie wir unser Land aufs
    Spiel setzen [‘Germany does away with itself: How we are gambling with our country’] 737
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Barry Wain, Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times 741
    Osman Bakar
  • Seyyed Hossein Nasr (in conversation with Muzaffar Iqbal), Islam, Science,
    Muslims, and Technology 744
    Norhayati Mustapha
  • Ziauddin Sardar (with Zafar Abbas Malik, illustrator),Introducing Islam:
    A Graphic Guide 747
    Saifullah Qamar
  • Christopher G. Weeramantry, Tread Lightly on the Earth: Religion,
    the Environment, and the Human Future 749
    Zarina Nalla
• Events and Significant Developments
  • Interview with Professor John L. Esposito on Religious Pluralism in Malaysia 753
    Zarina Nalla
  • Round Table Discussions on ‘Religion in the Public Space:
    Europe and Malaysia’ (Kuala Lumpur, 1–2 March 2011) 758
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • ‘OIC: Perception and Achievements’, AEI Eminent Persons Lecture
    by Syed Hamid Albar (Kuala Lumpur, 29 March 2011) 760
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • ‘Islamic Funds and Sukuk School’ (Kuala Lumpur, 21–24 March 2011) 760
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • ‘International Conference and Research on the Resurgence of Religions
    in Southeast Asia, 1997–2011’ (Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 4–8 January 2011) 762
    Zarina Nalla
• Notes on the Contributors 765
• Aims of the Journal 769
• Call for Papers 770
• Guidelines for Contributors 771
• Transliteration Table 772
• Subscription Rates 773

Volume 2 Number 3

• Editorial 443
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • Classical and Contemporary Approaches to Education: An Islamic Perspective 447
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Education Toward Values 468
    Sobhi Rayan
  • Thoughtful Learning: A Case Study Using a Set of Principles Inspired from the Islamic Traditions 482
    Salam Abdallah
  • Islam, Democracy, and the Question of Coexistence 501
    Shah M. Nister Jahan Kabir
  • Islam, Democracy, and the Road to Moderation: Testing the Political Commitment of Indonesian Muslim Activists 517
    Jamhari Makruf
  • Navigating a Fractal World: Ibn al-ʿArabī, Civilisational Renewal, and the New Sciences 529
    Eric Winkel
• Viewpoints
  • The ‘Common Good’ and Malaysia’s Education System 548
    Zarina Nalla
  • Post-Secular Piety: Interfaith Prospects and Promises 552
    Tengku Ahmad Hazri
  • Balance, Moderation, and the ‘Middle Path’: Toward Trust between Muslims and Theravada Buddhists in Southern Thailand 556
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Benefits of Risk-Sharing in the Structuring of Ṣukūk 561
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • Islam’s Views on Sorcery and Black Magic 564
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Book Reviews
  • Chandra Muzaffar,Exploring Religion in Our Time 566
    Tengku Ahmad Hazri
  • Mohamed Ajmal Abdul Razak (ed.), Islam Hadhari: Bridging Tradition and Modernity 568
    Norhayati Mustapha
  • Charles Tripp, A History of Iraq 571
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Nicolas Pelham, A New Muslim Order: The Shia and the Middle East Sectarian Crisis 574
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Abdulkader Thomas (ed.),Sukuk 577
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • Bertrand de Speville, Overcoming Corruption: The Essentials 579
    Zarina Nalla
  • Response to Daniel Martin Varisco: Review of Christoph Marcinkowski (transl., intro.), Measures and Weights in the Islamic World 582
    Christoph Marcinkowski
• Events and Significant Developments
  • King Abdullah I bin Hussein International Award 2010 for
    Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali (29 September 2010, Amman, Jordan) 586
  • International Conference ‘Family as a Value in Terms of Religion, Tradition,
    and Modernity’ (26–27 November, Antalya, Turkey) 587
  • ‘International Workshop for Islamic Scholars and Experts in Modern
    Biotechnology on Agribiotechnology – Sharīʿah Compliance’
    (Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, 1–2 December 2010) 588
• Notes on the Contributors 591
• Aims of the Journal 595
• Call for Papers 596
• Guidelines for Contributors 597
• Transliteration Table 598
• Subscription Rates 599

Volume 2 Number 2

• Editorial 240
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• In Focus
  • Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and Ijtihād as Instruments of Civilisational Renewal: A Methodological Perspective 245
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • Rethinking Islamic Legal Methodology with Reference to Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah 272
    Ahmad Kazemi-Moussavi
  • The Place and Role of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah in the Ummah’s 21st Century Civilisational Renewal 285
    Osman Bakar
  • Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah: A Literature Review 302
    Eric Winkel
  • The Framework of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and Its Implication for Islamic Finance 316
    Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki and Said Bouheraoua
  • The Impact of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah on Islamist Political Thought: Implications for Islam–West Relations 337
    Halim Rane
  • The Maqṣad of Ḥifẓ al-Dīn: Is Liberal Religious Freedom Sufficient for the Sharīʿah? 358
    Andrew F. March
• Viewpoints
  • The Maqāṣidī Aspects of Ṣukūk (Islamic Bonds) and Civilisational Renewal (Tajdīd Haḍārī) 379
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Malaysia with Reference to the Maqāṣid 384
    Zarina Nalla
  • Malaysia’s Need for an Enlightened National Policy on Interreligious Peace: A Dictate of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah 388
    Osman Bakar
  • Intra-Muslim Dialogue: The Litmus Test for Islam as a Credible Partner 393
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Three Relationships (Continued) 397
    Eric Winkel
• Book Reviews
  • Kim Beng Phar, Islamic Statehood and Maqasid al-Shariah in Malaysia: A Zero-Sum Game? 402
    Nora S. Eggen
  • Saim Kayadibi, Istiḥsān: The Doctrine of Juristic Preference in Islamic Law 404
    Eric Winkel
  • Ervand Abrahamian, A History of Modern Iran
    406 Christoph Marcinkowski
  • P. Lim Pui Huen, Johor: Local Histories, Local Landscapes, 1855–1957
    408 Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Arun Bala, The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science 411
    Karim D. Crow
  • James A. Roumasset, Kimberly M. Burnett and Arsenio Balisacan (eds), Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes 414
    Eric Winkel
  • Jonas Adelin Jørgensen, Jesus Imandars and Christ Bhaktas: Two Case Studies of Interreligious Hermeneutics and Identity in Global Christianity 416 Mika Vähäkangas
• Events and Significant Developments
  • International Conference on ‘Muslims in Multicultural Societies’ (14–16 June 2010, Singapore) 418
    Zarina Nalla
  • Conference ‘Towards Building an Inclusive Malaysian Chinese Society’ (Kuala Lumpur, 17 July 2010) 420
    Eric Winkel
  • Meeting between IAIS Malaysia and the Cordoba Foundation (TCF) (London, 16 August 2010) 422
    Amjad Saleem
  • Visit to Malaysia of His Eminence Shaykh Dr Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun, Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic (2–9 October 2010) 423
    Karim D. Crow
  • International Consultation on Faith, Shared Wisdom and International Law (Kuala Lumpur, 3–7 October 2010) 424
    Karim D. Crow
  • Conference on ‘Rethinking Sharīʿah: Who Speaks for Islam? Identifying the Key Voices and their Resonance in the Muslim World’ (Georgetown University, Washington DC, 7 October 2010) 424
    Osman Bakar
• Obituaries
  • Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (1950–2010) 427
    Abdullah Al-Ahsan
  • Mohamed Fathi Osman (1928–2010) 428
    Eric Winkel
  • Mohammed Arkoun (1928–2010) 429
    Karim D. Crow
• Notes on the Contributors 430
• Aims of the Journal 434
• Call for Papers 435
• Guidelines for Contributors 436
• Transliteration Table 437
• Subscription Rates 438

Volume 2 Number 1

• Editorial 5
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Overview The Legal Framework of Religion–State Relations in Southeast Asia 11
  Tahir Mahmood
• Articles
  • Constitutionalism and Democracy: An Islamic Perspective 18
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • The Ship and the Stranger: A Metaphorical Approach to Governance and Islam 46
    Chaiwat Satha-Anand
  • Religion, Law, and Governance in Malaysia 60
    Abdul Aziz Bari
  • A Malaysian Perspective on Qur’ānic Governance: Family Autonomy vs. State Intervention 78
    Zaleha Kamaruddin
  • The Rule of Law and Legal Pluralism in Malaysia 90
    Constance Chevallier-Govers
  • Islam, Corruption, Good Governance, and Civil Society: The Indonesian Experience 109
    Azyumardi Azra
  • Islam and the State in the Indonesian Experience 126
    Bahtiar Effendy
  • Filipino Muslims and Issues of Governance in the Philippines: Some Thoughts by a Local Practitioner 145
    Datu Michael O. Mastura
  • Uniquely Singapore: The Management of Islam in a Small Island Republic 156
    Suzaina Kadir
• Viewpoints
  • What Makes a Muslim Leader 177
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Why Issues of Islamic Leadership are Important to ASEAN 180
    Osman Bakar
  • Islamic Affinities with New Sciences and Technologies 184
    Eric Winkel
  • Enhancing Civilisational Dialogue between Malaysia and the European Union 186
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • The Significance of Propagating Islam Hadhari in Japan 190
    Kazunori Hamamoto
  • Mandatory Rebate and Unearned Profit: The Latest BBA Decision 194
    Idrus Ismail
• Book Reviews
  • ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Ḥusayn: Al-Amānah fī ’l-islām wa-āthāruhā fī ’l-mujtamaʿ 198
    Nora S. Eggen
  • Irfan A. Omar (ed.): A Muslim View of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue by Mahmoud Ayoub 201
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Christian W. Troll: Dialogue and Difference: Clarity in Christian–Muslim Relations 205
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Johan Fischer: Proper Islamic Consumption: Shopping Among the Malays in Modern Malaysia 208
    Karim D. Crow
  • Margaret J. Wheatley: Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World 211
    Eric Winkel
• Events and Significant Developments
  • Workshops in Djibouti Organised by the Constitution Commission of Somalia 214
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Round Table of the Perdana Leadership Foundation and the New Club of Paris and Public Dialogues on the Knowledge-Economy 217
    Osman Bakar
  • Common Ground between Islam and Buddhism 220
    Eric Winkel
  • Three Relationships 222
    Eric Winkel
• Notes on the Contributors 224
• Aims of the Journal 230
• Call for Papers 2
• Guidelines for Contributors 232
• Transliteration Table 233
• Subscription Rates 234

Volume 1 Number 4

• Editorial 573
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • The Politics of Accommodation and the Problem of Nation-Building in a Plural Society: The Case of Malaysia 577
    Ruhanas Harun
  • The Ḥalāl Industry from a Sharīʿah Perspective 595
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • The Compatibility of Islam with Pluralism: Two Historical Precedents 613
    Maher Y. Abu-Munshar
  • Growing the Malaysian Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry 629
    Syed Adil Hussain
  • Strengthening Critical Thinking Skills Among Muslim Students 649
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • Islam and the Three Waves of Globalisation: The Southeast Asian Experience 666
    Osman Bakar
  • Honour in Different Cultures and Legal Systems 685
    Christian Giordano
• Viewpoints
  • Debt Management with a Conscience 697
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Interfaith Dialogue as a New Approach in Islamic Education 700
    Osman Bakar
  • Whither, Malaysia? A Multicultural Country at the Crossroads 705
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • The Japanese People and Islam 710
    Matsuyama Yohei
  • Religious Education and the Challenge of Modernity 713
    Tengku Ahmad Hazri
• Book Reviews
  • Lim Teck Ghee, Alberto Gomes and Azly Rahman (eds): Multiethnic Malaysia: Past, Present and Future 717
    Abdul Raqib Karim
  • Muhammad Mumtaz Ali: Critical Thinking: An Islamic Perspective 720
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (Leslie Terebessy)
  • Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [Pope Benedict XVI]: Truth and Tolerance:
    Christian Belief and World Religions 724
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Herbert Illig: Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht? Wie 300 Jahre Mittelalter erfunden wurden 728
    Christoph Marcinkowski
• Events and Reports
  • International Conference on Religion, Law, and Governance in Southeast Asia hosted by IAIS Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, 29–31 January 2010) 732
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • A New Constitution for Somalia – Workshop on ‘Sharīʿah Law in Constitutions of Muslim Countries: Challenges for the Somali Constitution-Building Process’ (Djibouti, 6–10 February 2010) 735
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Eighth Annual Seminar on ‘Dialogue of Civilisations’ Between Japan and the Islamic World (Tokyo, 23–24 February 2010) 737
    Osman Bakar
  • Seminar on ‘Islamicjerusalem Studies’, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, 4 March 2010) 739
    Karim D. Crow
  • First International Seminar on Germany and Islamic Culture jointly organised by IAIS Malaysia and the German Embassy in Malaysia, hosted by IAIS Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, 26–27 May 2010) 740
    Christoph Marcinkowski
• Select Document
  • Keynote Address by Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, at the International Conference on Religion, Law, and Governance in Southeast Asia (30 January 2010) 743
• Notes on the Contributors 748
• Aims of the Journal 752
• Call for Papers 753
• Guidelines for Contributors 754
• Transliteration Table 755
• Subscription Rates 756

Volume 1 Number 3

• Editorial 405
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • The World System in civilisational Crisis 409
    Karim D Crowe
  • Economics as Science; Insights from Classical Muslim Classifications of the Sciences 425
    Osman Bakar
  • Implementing Islamic Law within a Modern Constitutional Framework: Challenges and Problems in Contemporary Malaysia 445
    Salah El-Sheikh
  • Modern Intellectual Approaches to Islamic Law 474
    Almad Kazemi-Moussavi
  • Quranic Teachings and the John Locke: Two Compatible Approaches to Good Government 495
    Stephen B Young
• Viewpoints
  • Are the Hudud Open to Fresh Interpretation? 516
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Germany and the Muslim World 519
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Malasyia's Journey Toward becoming a Truly Independant Nation 523
    Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud
  • Cultural Pluralism in the Globalised World: Challenges to Peacful Coexistence 528
    Osman Bakar
  • 'Honour Killings' in Modern Societies: A Sociological Perspective 532
    Alina ZvinKliene
• Book Reviews
  • Sedat Laciner, Mehmet Ozcam and Ihsan Bal: European Union with Turkey: The Possible Impact of Turkey's Membership on the European Union 536
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Paul Moses: The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace 539
    Chistoph Marcinkowski
  • Bilveer Singh: The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War onTerror to Islamist Extremists 542
    Ruhanas Harun
  • Ismail Noor: Najib Razak: A Sence of Mission 545
    Abdul Karim Abdullah (alias Leslie Terebessy)
  • Hans King (trans Joohn Bowden): Islam: Past, Present and Future 547
    Karim D. Crow
• Select Document
  • Keynote Address by the Honorable Tun Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of MAlaysia, at the First Anniversary Celebration of IAIS Malaysia 551
    (Kuala Lumpur, 29 October 2009)
• Events and Reports
  • The Second Islamic Area Studies International Conference in Cairo (12-13 Decmber 2009) 557
    Osman Bakar
• Notes on the Contributors 560
• Aims of the Journal 564
• Call for Papers 565
• Guidelines for Contributors 566
• Transliteration Table 567
• Subscription Rates 568

Volume 1 Number 2 December 2009

Special Issue:

The Global Financial Crisis – Economic Challenges and Prospects for Islamic Finance

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Editorial
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • The Global Financial Crisis: Can Islamic Finance Help Minimize the Severity and Frequency of Such a Crisis in the Future?
    Muhammad Umer Chapra
  • Towards a Meeting-Point Between Islamic Finance and Globalisation
    Abbas Mirakho
  • Takaful: Concept, History, Development and Future Challenges of Its Industry
    Syed Othman Alhabshi and Shaikh Hamzah Shaikh Abdul Raza
  • Islamic Banking and Finance in the 21st Century: Selected Issues in Human Capital Development
    Mohamed Aslam Hanee
  • Islamic Finance: A Bulwark against Contagion in the Global Banking System
    Amer Al-Roubai
  • The Role of Adjustable-Rate Sub-Prime Mortgages and Credit Default Swaps in the Global Financial Crisis
    Abdul Karim Abdulla
  • ‘Cash Waqf’ and Islamic Microfinance: Untapped Economic Opportunities
    Norma Md Saad and Azizah Anua
• Viewpoints
  • Islamic Responses to the Financial and Economic Crises
    Abdul Karim Abdulla
  • ‘Banking Panics’ and Islamic Finance Principles: Lessons from the Current Crisis
  • Sanep Ahmad
• Book Reviews
  • Tan Seri Mubin Sheppard, Tunku: His Life and Times.
    The Authorized Biography of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
    Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Fauziah Mohd Taib (ed.), Number One Wisma Putra
    Christoph Marcinkowsk
  • David Levering Lewis, God’s Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215
    Karim D Cro
  • Umer Chapra, Muslim Civilization: The Causes of Decline and the Need for Reform
    Ibrahim Uma
  • Muhammad Arif Zakaullah, The Cross and the Crescent: The Rise of American Evangelicalism and the Future of Muslims
    N Doran Hunter
• Events and Reports
  • Visit by the CEO and the COO of IAIS Malaysia to Istanbul (29 May-3 June 2009)
    Zarina Nall
  • Visits by the CEO and the COO of IAIS Malaysia to Universities and Research Institutions in New Zealand and Australia (July 2009)
    Zarina Nall
  • Three Conferences on Intercivilisational Dialogue (Shanghai, China, 28 June-3 July 2009)
    Karim D Crow
  • Fifth International Conference on Children and Youth in MENA Cities: “Education, Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Youth for the Labour Market” (Aleppo, Syria, 6-8 July 2009)
    Azizah Anua
  • Public Seminar on Cash Waqf: “Empowerment of the Islamic Economy Through Waqf” (IAIS Malaysia, 11 March 2009)
    Azizah Anua
• Notes on the Contributors
• Obectives and Scope
• Guidelines for Contributors
• Call for Papers

Volume 1 Number 1

• Editorial 5
  Mohammad Hashim Kamali
• Articles
  • Islam and the Cultural Imperative 10
    Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
  • Diversity and Pluralism: A Qur’anic Perspective 27
    Mohammad Hashim Kamali
  • Islam and the Challenge of Diversity and Pluralism: Must Islam Reform Itself? 55
    Osman Bakar
  • Pluralism of Values: Its Scope and Limitations 74
    Abderrahmane Taha
    (abridged translation from Arabic by Karim D. Crow
  • Interpreting Islam and Plural Society 99
    Muhammad Haniff Hassan
  • Educating for Islamic Pluralism: Lessons from Indonesia 121
    Asna Husin
  • A Position on the Islamic Concept of Citizenship and Muslim Minorities 142
    Ahmet Akgündüz
• Viewpoints
  • Religion, Reason, ‘Regensburg’: Perspectives for Catholic–Muslim Dialogue 159
  • Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Legal Pluralism: An Adequate Instrument for the Recognition of Multiculturalism? 168
  • Christian Giordano
  • Distrust of Pluralism and Fear of Diversity Among Muslims 172
  • Karim D. Crow
  • World Ethics and the Dialogue of Civilisations 176
  • Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad
• Events
  • The New Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar 181
  • Yasien Mohamed
  • The First International Conference of ‘Youth on Terrorism’183
  • Christoph Marcinkowski
• Book Reviews
  • Syed Farid Alatas: An Islamic Perspective on the Commitment to Inter-Religious Dialogue 186
  • Sulaiman Dufford
  • Ng Kam Weng (ed. Mark L.Y. Chan): The Quest for Covenant Community and Pluralist Democracy in an Islamic Context 188
  • Christoph Marcinkowski
  • John L. Esposito and Daila Mogahed: Who Speaks For Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think 191
  • Abdul Karim Abdullah
  • Rajmohan Gandhi: Ghaffar Khan. Nonviolent Badshah of the Pakhtuns 194
  • Karim D. Crow
  • Christopher Tyerman: God’s War. A New History of the Crusades 198
  • Christoph Marcinkowski
  • Hajee Sullaiman Shah Mahomed: Tales from Five Continents:
    The 19th Century Travel Diaries of Hajee Sullaiman Shah Mahomed, 1880–1895 201
  • Yasien Mohamed
• Select Documents
  • Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Participants in the Seminar
    Organised by the ‘Catholic–Muslim Forum’ 204
    (Vatican City, Clementine Hall, Thursday, 6 November 2008)
  • Address of His Eminence Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
    at the Audience of Pope Benedict XVI to Participants in the Seminar Organised
    by the ‘Catholic–Muslim Forum’ 207
    (Vatican City, Clementine Hall, Thursday, 6 November 2008)
• Notes on the Contributors 210
• Aims of the Journal 214
• Call for Papers 215
• Guidelines for Contributors 216
• Transliteration Table 217
• Subscription Rates 218