Shahram Akbarzadeh is senior lecturer in Global Politics at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia. His research interests focus on the politics of Central Asia, Islamic radicalism and the Middle East. Among his latest publications are Muslim Communities in Australia (with Abdullah Saeed) and the Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan (with Kamoludin Abdullaev).Abdullah Saeed is Associate Professor and Head of the Islamic Studies Programme at the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, the University of Melbourne. Among his recent publications are Islamic Banking and Interest, Freedom of Religion, Apostasyand Islam and Islam in Australia.

• 1. Islam and Politics Shahram Akbarzadeh and Abdullah Saeed 2. The Official Ulema and Religious Legitimacy of the Modern Nation State Abdullah Saeed 3. Saudi Arabia: Re-Reading Politics and Religion in the Wake of September 11 Larbi Sadiki 4. The Politics of Reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran Farideh Farhi 5. Pakistan and the Struggle for 'Real' Islam Samina Yasmeen 6. The Islamic Dilemma in Uzbekistan Shahram Akbarzadeh 7. Failure of the 'Welfare State': Islamic Resurgence and Political Legitimacy in Bangladesh Taj I. Hashmi 8. Islam and Political Legitimacy in Malaysia Osman Bakar 9. Divided Majority: Limits of Indonesian Political Islam Greg Fealy 10. State Legitimacy Shahram Akbarzadeh

Shahram Akbarzadeh is senior lecturer in Global Politics at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia. His research interests focus on the politics of Central Asia, Islamic radicalism and the Middle East. Among his latest publications are Muslim Communities in Australia (with Abdullah Saeed) and the Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan (with Kamoludin Abdullaev).Abdullah Saeed is Associate Professor and Head of the Islamic Studies Programme at the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, the University of Melbourne. Among his recent publications are Islamic Banking and Interest, Freedom of Religion, Apostasyand Islam and Islam in Australia.

• 1. Islam and Politics Shahram Akbarzadeh and Abdullah Saeed 2. The Official Ulema and Religious Legitimacy of the Modern Nation State Abdullah Saeed 3. Saudi Arabia: Re-Reading Politics and Religion in the Wake of September 11 Larbi Sadiki 4. The Politics of Reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran Farideh Farhi 5. Pakistan and the Struggle for 'Real' Islam Samina Yasmeen 6. The Islamic Dilemma in Uzbekistan Shahram Akbarzadeh 7. Failure of the 'Welfare State': Islamic Resurgence and Political Legitimacy in Bangladesh Taj I. Hashmi 8. Islam and Political Legitimacy in Malaysia Osman Bakar 9. Divided Majority: Limits of Indonesian Political Islam Greg Fealy 10. State Legitimacy Shahram Akbarzadeh

Shahram Akbarzadeh is senior lecturer in Global Politics at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia. His research interests focus on the politics of Central Asia, Islamic radicalism and the Middle East. Among his latest publications are Muslim Communities in Australia (with Abdullah Saeed) and the Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan (with Kamoludin Abdullaev).Abdullah Saeed is Associate Professor and Head of the Islamic Studies Programme at the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, the University of Melbourne. Among his recent publications are Islamic Banking and Interest, Freedom of Religion, Apostasyand Islam and Islam in Australia.

• 1. Islam and Politics Shahram Akbarzadeh and Abdullah Saeed 2. The Official Ulema and Religious Legitimacy of the Modern Nation State Abdullah Saeed 3. Saudi Arabia: Re-Reading Politics and Religion in the Wake of September 11 Larbi Sadiki 4. The Politics of Reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran Farideh Farhi 5. Pakistan and the Struggle for 'Real' Islam Samina Yasmeen 6. The Islamic Dilemma in Uzbekistan Shahram Akbarzadeh 7. Failure of the 'Welfare State': Islamic Resurgence and Political Legitimacy in Bangladesh Taj I. Hashmi 8. Islam and Political Legitimacy in Malaysia Osman Bakar 9. Divided Majority: Limits of Indonesian Political Islam Greg Fealy 10. State Legitimacy Shahram Akbarzadeh