Mona Abul-Fadl
Biographic Data
| ID | 4589257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mona Abul-Fadl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mona |
| FAMILY NAME | Abul-Fadl |
| SIGNATURE | ABUL-FADL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute of Islamic Thought |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Contemporary Social Theory: Tawhidi Projections
IntroductionContemporary social theory is conventionally addresed from withinthe dominant tradition of inquiry. Rarely is it subject to a criticalreflection from beyond its own ken. This is a pity, for the subject matterand scope of social theory go beyond the confines of any exclusivetradition, while its reach and influence in the global context of our timesmerely reinforce its extended compass. Given the fact that the ambitiousclaims made by so…
From Greed to Justice: American Policy in the Middle East: Reflections from a Muslim Perspective
I would like to seize the opportunity of the theme of this conference tohighlight some of the flaws which taint and constrain American foreign policyin the Middle East and, more generally, in the Muslim world. I do so with thepurpose of exploring the possibilities for a change which would be to the advantageof all parties concerned, for while I believe that America’s Middle East policyis largely prompted by considerations of national self-interes…
Squaring the Circle in the Study of the Middle East: Islamic Liberalism Reconsidered
Hail to thee blithe spirit, Bird thou never wert!" It was with a note ofelation that the Muslim reader greeted the publication of Islamic Liberalismin anticipation of a feat that was not to be. It looked as if Professor Binder,who has successfully engaged the sympathies of many Muslims, was aboutto crown his thirty-year-odd career on the study of the Middle East witha breakthrough. Expectations were heightened by a timely coincidence. Withthe app…
Beyond Cultural Parodies and Parodizing Cultures: Shaping A Discourse
Contrasting Epistemics“why if a fish came to me and told me he was going on a journey, I shouldsay, With what porpoise?”’ “Don’t you mean burpose’?” said Alice.“I mean what I say,” the Mock Turtle replied in an ofended tone.(Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland)Consider this analogy: There was a man beneath a tree. He wished to collecthis thoughts, but the sparrows disturbed him with their chirping. He wouldchase them with his stick and then resume…
Contrasting Epistemics: Tawhid, the Vocationst and Social Theory
Rationale and ContextThe idea of a Contrasting Episteme, as it is conceived in a series ofessays on this theme: is suggested as an approach to grounding the matrixof inquiry in the social sciences in a new spatial zone of conceptual affinities.By carrying the debate in the disciplines to its epistemic foundations, andby conceding the possibility of divergences within these foundations alongthe lines of basic types, it becomes possible to postulat…
Paradigms in Political Science Revisited: Critical Options and Muslim Perspectives
It is time for Muslim political scientists to come together to debate thestate of the art in their field and to define the grounds and terms for its prospectiveevolution or transformation in the light of alternative perspectives.The underlying assumptions which provide the parameters and the key conceptswhich they currently apply in the course of their normal practice shouldno longer be assumed but should be questioned. To do so, they will needto…
Community, Justice, and Jihad: Elements of the Muslim Historical Consciousness
The CommunityIslam is more than a Faith in the heart of every Muslim. It is also a sourceof identity. The fundamental rites and devotions constituting its 'Pillars'simultaneously confirm the faith of the individual and affirm the bonds ofCommunity. It is this symbiosis of Faith and Community that over time gaverise to a Muslim historical consciousness. From it too stems the predilectionfor an active social and political involvement on the part of…
Contemporary Social Theory: Tawhidi Projections
IntroductionContemporary social theory is conventionally addresed from withinthe dominant tradition of inquiry. Rarely is it subject to a criticalreflection from beyond its own ken. This is a pity, for the subject matterand scope of social theory go beyond the confines of any exclusivetradition, while its reach and influence in the global context of our timesmerely reinforce its extended compass. Given the fact that the ambitiousclaims made by so…
Contrasting Epistemics: Tawhid, the Vocationst and Social Theory
Rationale and ContextThe idea of a Contrasting Episteme, as it is conceived in a series ofessays on this theme: is suggested as an approach to grounding the matrixof inquiry in the social sciences in a new spatial zone of conceptual affinities.By carrying the debate in the disciplines to its epistemic foundations, andby conceding the possibility of divergences within these foundations alongthe lines of basic types, it becomes possible to postulat…
Community, Justice, and Jihad: Elements of the Muslim Historical Consciousness
The CommunityIslam is more than a Faith in the heart of every Muslim. It is also a sourceof identity. The fundamental rites and devotions constituting its 'Pillars'simultaneously confirm the faith of the individual and affirm the bonds ofCommunity. It is this symbiosis of Faith and Community that over time gaverise to a Muslim historical consciousness. From it too stems the predilectionfor an active social and political involvement on the part of…
Paradigms in Political Science Revisited: Critical Options and Muslim Perspectives
It is time for Muslim political scientists to come together to debate thestate of the art in their field and to define the grounds and terms for its prospectiveevolution or transformation in the light of alternative perspectives.The underlying assumptions which provide the parameters and the key conceptswhich they currently apply in the course of their normal practice shouldno longer be assumed but should be questioned. To do so, they will needto…
Contrasting Epistemics: Tawhid, the Vocationst and Social Theory
Rationale and ContextThe idea of a Contrasting Episteme, as it is conceived in a series ofessays on this theme: is suggested as an approach to grounding the matrixof inquiry in the social sciences in a new spatial zone of conceptual affinities.By carrying the debate in the disciplines to its epistemic foundations, andby conceding the possibility of divergences within these foundations alongthe lines of basic types, it becomes possible to postulat…
Squaring the Circle in the Study of the Middle East: Islamic Liberalism Reconsidered
Hail to thee blithe spirit, Bird thou never wert!" It was with a note ofelation that the Muslim reader greeted the publication of Islamic Liberalismin anticipation of a feat that was not to be. It looked as if Professor Binder,who has successfully engaged the sympathies of many Muslims, was aboutto crown his thirty-year-odd career on the study of the Middle East witha breakthrough. Expectations were heightened by a timely coincidence. Withthe app…
Beyond Cultural Parodies and Parodizing Cultures: Shaping A Discourse
Contrasting Epistemics“why if a fish came to me and told me he was going on a journey, I shouldsay, With what porpoise?”’ “Don’t you mean burpose’?” said Alice.“I mean what I say,” the Mock Turtle replied in an ofended tone.(Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland)Consider this analogy: There was a man beneath a tree. He wished to collecthis thoughts, but the sparrows disturbed him with their chirping. He wouldchase them with his stick and then resume…
From Greed to Justice: American Policy in the Middle East: Reflections from a Muslim Perspective
I would like to seize the opportunity of the theme of this conference tohighlight some of the flaws which taint and constrain American foreign policyin the Middle East and, more generally, in the Muslim world. I do so with thepurpose of exploring the possibilities for a change which would be to the advantageof all parties concerned, for while I believe that America’s Middle East policyis largely prompted by considerations of national self-interes…
Contemporary Social Theory: Tawhidi Projections
IntroductionContemporary social theory is conventionally addresed from withinthe dominant tradition of inquiry. Rarely is it subject to a criticalreflection from beyond its own ken. This is a pity, for the subject matterand scope of social theory go beyond the confines of any exclusivetradition, while its reach and influence in the global context of our timesmerely reinforce its extended compass. Given the fact that the ambitiousclaims made by so…
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