Louay Safi

Books By Louay Safi

Islam and the Drive to Global Justice

By: Louay Safi

Islam and the Drive to Global Justice: Principles of Justice Beyond Dominant Ethnic and Religious Communities contributes to the current debate over Islam in a globalizing world by drawing on

Islam and the Trajectory of Globalization

By: Louay Safi

The book purports to develop an understanding of the nature of the process of globalization in both world history and modern societies. It particularly focuses on Islam’s place in world

Blaming Islam: examining the religion building enterprise

By: Louay Safi

Blaming Islam is a critical review of a report written by Cheryl Benard and published in 2003 by Rand Corporation under the title "Civil Democratic Islam." Benard reproduced in this

Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World

By: Louay Safi

Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World provides an alternative reading of Middle Eastern politics and political culture by focusing on the dynamics of change and examining the role of

Peace and the Limits of War: Transcending Classical Concept of Jihad

By: Louay Safi

This book provides a systematic analysis of the Qur’anic reference and the prophetic traditions on peace and war. He critically examines the views of classical and modern Islamic scholars in

The Challenge of Modernity: The Quest for Authenticity in the Arab World

By: Louay Safi

This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization. It begins by examining Western modernity and then uses the insight

Leading with Compassion

By: Louay Safi

Leading with Compassion draws on the prophetic tradition to outline the type of leadership capable of inspiring communities, empowering their members, and developing traditions that encourage cooperation and mutual support

Palestine: Prophetic Principles over Prophecies

By: Louay Safi

This book examines the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, illustrates the dire conditions created by the Israeli occupation of Palestinian towns and cities, and outline a one-state solution that could provide an amicable