ISIM Dissertations
The Architectural Representation of Islam: Muslim-Commissioned Mosque Design in The Netherlands
1st Edition
By Eric Roose
April 08, 2009
This book is a study of Dutch mosque designs, objects of heated public debate. Until now, studies of diaspora mosque designs have largely consisted of normative architectural critiques that reject the ubiquitous ‘domes and minarets’ as hampering further Islamic-architectural evolution. The ...
Rhythms and Rhymes of Life: Music and Identification Processes of Dutch-Moroccan Youth
1st Edition
By Miriam Gazzah
July 31, 2008
A study of the role of music and youth culture in the identification procces of Dutch-Moroccan youth....
Islam, Civil Society and Social Work: Muslim Voluntary Welfare Associations in Jordan between Patronage and Empowerment
1st Edition
By Egbert Harmsen
February 25, 2008
The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency....
Global Flows, Local Appropriations: Facets of Secularisation and Re-Islamization Among Contemporary Cape Muslims
1st Edition
By Sindre Bangstad
July 10, 2007
Global Flows, Local Appropriations; Facets of Secularisation and Re-Islamization Among Contemporary Cape Muslims is the first ethnographic study of muslims in Cape Town, South Africa at this level in 25 years. It explores processes of secularisation and re-islamization among Cape Muslims in the ...
Feeling Threatened: Muslim-Christian Relations in Indonesia’s New Order
1st Edition
By A. Mujiburrahman
August 22, 2006
Muslim-Christian relations were an important element of the social and political dynamics of Indonesia and an ever-sensitive subject of government policy during the New Order period (1966-1998). Tense relations and mutual suspicions between Indonesia’s Muslim majority and its significant Christian ...
The Shifts in Hizbullah’s Ideology: Religious Ideology, Political Ideology, and Political Program
1st Edition
By Joseph Alagha
May 15, 2006
The Lebanese Shi‘ite resistance movement, Hizbullah, is going through a remarkable political and ideological transformation. Hizbullah was founded in 1978 by various sectors of Lebanese Shi‘ite clergy and cadres, and with Iranian backing as an Islamic movement protesting against social and ...
From Behind the Curtain: A Study of a Girls’ Madrasa in India
1st Edition
By Mareike Winkelmann
December 20, 2005
In the aftermath of 9/11 Islamic seminaries or madrasas received much media attention in India, mostly owing to the alleged link between madrasa education and forms of violence. Yet, while ample information on madrasas for boys is available, similar institutions of Islamic learning for girls have ...