Critical Muslim 2

Ziauddin Sardar argues why Islamic reform is necessary

Bruce Lawrence sees Muslim cosmopolitanism as the future

Parvez Manzoor declares jihad on the idea of ''the political''

Samia Rahman gets to the root of Muslim misogyny

Michael Muhammad Knight explains his taqwacore beliefs

Soha al-Jurf has problems with orthodoxy

Carool Kersten suggests that critical thinkers and reformers are often seen as heretics

Ben Gidley on what keeps Muslims and Jews apart and what can bring them together

Also in this issue:

Stuart Sim takes a sledgehammer to the ''profit motive''

Andy Simons argues that Jazz is just as Muslim as it is American

Robin Yassin-Kabbab meets the new crop of Iraqi writers in Erbil

Said Adrus visits a Muslim cemetery in Woking

Ehsan Masood confesses he spent his youth reading the extremist writer Maryam Jameelah

Iftikar Malik dismisses pessimism about Pakistan

Hassan Mahamdallie explores what it means to be an American

Jerry Ravetz discovers the Arabic Maimonides

Vinay Lal assesses the legacy of Edward Said

Merryl Wyn Davies takes a train to 9/11

Plus a brilliant new story from Aamer Hussein and four poems by the celebrated Mimi Khalvati

About Critical Muslim:

A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.