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Nelly Lahoud

Nelly Lahoud reviews ‘Faithlines: Muslim Conceptions of Islam and Society’ by Riaz Hassan

September 2002, no. 244 16 September 2002
This book is a study of Muslims’ perceptions of religion and society. Among the related aspects it explores are self-image and gender relations in Islam. The study is a survey-type questionnaire, carried out in four Muslim countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Kazakhstan. The book comprises nine chapters, including a comprehensive Introduction that relates the aims of the study to a variety ... (read more)