The Islamic World in Contemporary and Historical Perspective / Świat islamu w perspektywie współczesnej i historycznej

Izabela Kończak; Magdalena  Lewicka; Agata S. Nalborczyk; M. Yonous Jami; İsmail Gökdeniz; Wail Ismail; Muhammad Hijab al-Huqbani; Giorgia Perletta; Elnara Garibova; Patryk Bukowski; Oleg Yarosh; Dorit Gottesfeld; Ronen Yitzhak; Md Sazedul Islam; Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fraś; Jakub Gustaw Gajda; Marcin Krawczuk; Aleksandra Grąbkowska; Aleksandra M. Różalska; Andrzej Stopczyński; Katarzyna Wasiak; Arzu Sadykhova; Sergey Chirun; Galina Miškinienė; Moussa Fatahine

doi:10.18778/8220-219-9

The Islamic World in Contemporary and Historical Perspective / Świat islamu w perspektywie współczesnej i historycznej

Izabela Kończak (ed)

University of Łódź, (Faculty of International and Political Studies, Department of Middle East and North Africa

Magdalena Lewicka (ed)

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Oriental Studies

Agata S. Nalborczyk (ed)

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Department for European Islam Studies

Series: Politology

ISBN AGENT PR

ISBN-13 (15) 978-83-64462-45-0

ISBN (e-book)

ISBN-13 (15) 978-83-8220-220-5

ISBN

ISBN-13 (15) 978-83-8220-219-9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9

Keywords: Islam, High Schools in Saudi Arabia, Muslim Minority, Iran, World Trade Center, terrorism

Published: January 21, 2026 — Updated on November 5, 2020

Categories: Political science and international relations, Open Access

Downloads

PDF

What is and where is the Islamic World in 2019? If we understand the Islamic World as all Muslim-majority countries, according to the Pew Research Center (2015) we would find 50 such countries with a total population of over 1.8 billion. The highest percentage (91%) of the total population in a region considering themselves Muslim, can be found in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA). The starting point of Muslim history would be the prophet Muhammad’s revelation in the 7th century, followed by the Islamic Golden Age (8th–14th centuries), when Muslims were ahead of the rest of the world in the arts, science, philosophy, and technology. This period is still remembered and cherished with pride by both Sunni and Shia Muslims, the two biggest denominations within Islam, which – despite common misconceptions in the West – is not a monolith but splits into different religious schools and branches. The modern era has been marked by the more or less direct colonial domination of European powers which left its legacy in many states belonging now to the Islamic world. Much of today’s turmoil in the MENA region has its roots in the colonial times and the fault lines drawn by the European politicians. However, the blame cannot be wholly assigned to external powers: the list of factors contributing to the Middle East’s present complex and often difficult situation is long and includes many internal issues.

Introduction

Izabela Kończak

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.01

PDF

Religion and Politics in Islam

M. Yonous Jami, İsmail Gökdeniz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.02

PDF

The Absence of a Debate Strategy for the Reality of the Teaching of Islamic Science in Education High Schools in Saudi Arabia

Wail Ismail, Muhammad Hijab al-Huqbani

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.03

PDF

The Rise and Decline of the Iranian Hardliners: Why Ahmadinejad’s Group Shifted from Power to Opposition

Giorgia Perletta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.04

PDF

Democracy, Secularization, and Parliamentarism in the Muslim East: The History of 100th Anniversary of Reforms

Elnara Garibova

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.05

PDF

The Muslim Religious Minority in the Republic of Serbia and Its Impact on the Bilateral Relations of the Republic of Serbia with Neighboring States

Patryk Bukowski

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.06

PDF

Sufi Communities in the West: Charisma and Institutionalization

Oleg Yarosh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.07

PDF

The Unknown Aspect of Israeli-Jordanian Relations from 1948 to 1967

Dorit Gottesfeld, Ronen Yitzhak

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.08

PDF

The Muslim Minority in the Perspective of Hindu Nationalism

Md Sazedul Islam

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.09

PDF

Prześladowania w raju. Antymuzułmańskie rozruchy na Sri Lance i ich geneza

Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fraś

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.10

PDF

Republika islamska jako współczesna forma ustroju na przykładzie Iranu i Afganistanu

Jakub Gustaw Gajda

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.11

PDF

Rękopisy amharskie w piśmie arabskim (ağäm) jako świadectwo kultury literackiej muzułmanów etiopskich

Marcin Krawczuk

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.12

PDF

Obraz islamu w słoweńskich dziennikach „Delo” i „Dnevnik” w pierwszym tygodniu po atakach terrorystycznych na World Trade Center i Pentagon na tle historii kontaktów Słoweńców z muzułmanami

Aleksandra Grąbkowska

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.13

PDF

Ofiary czy terroryści? Wizerunki uchodźców na okładkach polskich prawicowych tygodników opinii

Aleksandra M. Różalska

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.14

PDF

Czeczenia w polskiej prasie w latach 90. XX wieku. Na przykładzie analizy wybranych opiniotwórczych tygodników

Andrzej Stopczyński

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.15

PDF

„Swoi” czy „obcy”? Uchodźcy czeczeńscy w Polsce

Katarzyna Wasiak

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.16

PDF

Европейский ислам Тарика Рамадана: новый европейский мазхаб?

Arzu Sadykhova

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.17

PDF

Проблемы и технологии взаимодействия государства и институтов ислама: опыт России и Евросоюза

Sergey Chirun

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.18

PDF

Женский вопрос на страницах периодики литовско-польских татар в межвоенный период

Galina Miškinienė

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.19

PDF

The Role of Religious and Intellectual Mechanisms in Algeria in Establishing the National Religious References to Restrain the Religious Market (in Arabic)

Moussa Fatahine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.20

PDF

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Kończak, Izabela, Magdalena Lewicka, and Agata S. Nalborczyk, eds. 2020. The Islamic World in Contemporary and Historical Perspective Świat Islamu W Perspektywie współczesnej I Historycznej. Politology. Poland: Lodz University Press. https://doi.org/10.18778/8220-219-9.