Modern Muslim societies - Tarrytown, N.Y. : Marshall Cavendish Reference, 2011 - 416 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-395) and index

Family life -- Polygamy -- Marriage in Islam -- Divorce -- Men and women -- Wearing the veil -- Employment and education -- Pesantren -- Islamic law -- Banking and finance -- Institutions and organizations -- Grameen bank -- States, politics and Political groups -- Al Qaeda -- Civil and human rights -- Civil rights in the US -- Islamism in the 21st century -- Response to extremism -- The eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula -- Iran -- Northern Africa -- Subsaharan Africa and the Sahel -- South Asia -- South East Asia -- Central Asia -- China -- Turkey and eastern Europe -- Western Europe -- United States and Canada -- Central America and the Caribbean -- South America -- Australasia and the Pacific.

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Islamic sociology
Islam--Customs and practices
Muslims--Social life and customs
Islamic law
Economics--Religious aspects--Islam