TY - BOOK ED - Marshall Cavendish Reference TI - Modern Muslim societies SN - 9780761479277 PY - 2011/// CY - Tarrytown, N.Y. PB - Marshall Cavendish Reference KW - Islamic sociology KW - Islam KW - Customs and practices KW - Muslims KW - Social life and customs KW - Islamic law KW - Economics KW - Religious aspects N1 - 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 ER -