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Tribute Volume for Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer
Asghar Ali Engineer, 1939-2013, Indian reformer, writer and social activist; contributed articles.
A Living Faith
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The Rights of Women in Islam
Women's issues continue to dominate the Islamic world in particular, as there has been a very gradual change in the status of women in the Islamic world as a whole. This book covers various aspects relating to the status of women in the pre-Islamic period -- customs and -traditions, forms of marriage, divorce and forms of divorce, dower, traditions regarding slave-girls, and so on. It then goes on to deal with the status of women in the post-Islamic period -- the Qur'anic concept of women's rights in marriage, divorce, inheritance, custody of children, polygamy, maintenance, property, right to earn, etc. It quotes extensively from the Qur'an and Sunnah. It also deals with the Arab adaat, tha...
Competing Nationalisms in South Asia
The essays in this volume bring together a rich and scholarly collection of thought and new work linked by a commitment to the preservation and promotion of secularism and democracy in South Asia. The contributors to this volume come from different disciplines and ideological persuasions political scientists, sociologists, historians, literary critics, and the area specialist. Part I deals with nationalist thought and practice; Part II contains essays that comment and reflect on visions of India as a nation; the concluding part concerns the continuing struggles within India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka over the definition of the nation.
Muslims in India Since 1947
This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and the modern nation-state, and deal with issues such as democracy and secularism.
The Islamic State
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Asghar Ali Engineer's Views on Liberation Theology and Women's Issues in Islam
"In conclusion, Engineer's thought on liberation theology and women's issues are found to be liberal, critical and emancipative, successfully demonstrating that Islam sides with the weak and promotes justice and equality." --
