Islam Encountering Globalisation

Ali Mohammadi has been Associate Professor of International Communication and Cultural Studies at The New School University in New York since 1986. Now, he is professor at the Center for Research in International Communication and Culture in Nottingham Trent University. His publications include: 'Small Media and big Revolution' (with A.Sreberny-Mohammadi), 'International Communication and Globalization', 'Iran and Euraisia' (with A.Ehteshami), 'Questioning the Media' (with J.Downing and A.Sreberny). His research is Globalization, Islam, Mass Media and Cultural Policy in Persian Gulf Region and Central Asian Countries.

• Chapter 1 Islam encountering globalization, Mike Featherstone; Chapter 2 West encountering Islam, Fred Halliday; Chapter 3 Muslim encounters with new media; Chapter 4 Reimagining the ummah?, Peter G. Mandaville; Chapter 5 Islam and human rights in the age of globalization, Mahmood Monshipouri; Chapter 6 The culture and politics of human rights in the context of Islam, Ali Mohammadi; Chapter 7 The globalization of rights in Islamic discourse, Charles Kurzman; Chapter 8 The World Cup and Iranians’ ‘home-coming’; Chapter 9 Globalization and the underdeveloped Muslim world, Muhammad Ahsan; Chapter 10 Tradition versus ideology as a mode of political communication in Iran, Ali Mohammadi;