By Muslim Institute, Edited by Ziauddin Sardar, Hurst Publishers, Paperback, 256 pages
Critical Muslim is a thematic quarterly publication showcasing ground-breaking thinking on Islam, and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world.
This issue interrogates modernity and Islamic utopias; the rise and fall of the utopian vision of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, orientalist utopias in Andalusia, feminist futures, and was the Prophet's Medina a utopia? Not forgetting poems, short stories, the Last Word and the List.
About the editor:
Ziauddin Sardar is an internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. A former New Statesman columnist and Equality and Human Rights Commissioner, he has authored many books, including Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim; Reading the Qur'an; and Mecca: The Sacred City.
