The book, through its twenty three articals, presents a varity of aspects of Islam and Muslim societies. Starting with modernity and Islam and the Arabian quest for freedom, justice and human dignity it journeys through the Islamisation of Moroland in the Phillippines and discourse on South Asian Identity in England. Issues regarding Islamic Banking, role of Zakat in poverty alleviation in Bangladesh, analysis of occupation and economy among Indian Muslims have been dealt with in an objective manner.
