Great Muslim Leaders Lessons for Education
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Great Muslim Leaders presents Islamic-informed alternatives to Eurocentric Christian understandings of education and educational leadership. It does so by interrupting and displacing the West’s centuries long dismissive stance and monolithic gaze on Islam by showcasing outstanding diverse Muslim leaders across space and time. Each chapter focuses on a single leader, and includes a biographical sketch; a discussion of their context and activities as a leader; key lessons readers can learn from their leadership, and recommendations that are relevant for teachers and educational leaders. This collection of Muslim leaders, chosen by Muslim scholars, brings to education discourse the breadth of Islamic intellectual history, giving the book a global appeal and facilitating a sharing of innovative and classic ideas across cultures, faith traditions, and national boundaries.
Great Muslim Leaders introduces to readers Muslim intellectuals, spiritual leaders, philosophers, poets, artists, activists, scientists, celebrities, politicians, educators, film makers, historical figures, theorists, and academics whose lives have positively shaped their community, society, and the world. Their lived experiences are underpinned by deep spirituality and faith, revealing the significance and import religious belief has on moral and ethical action. The book concludes with seven lessons that cut across the chapters that encapsulate the immense value Islamic spirituality and faith bring to education and leadership.
Great Muslim Leaders highlights diverse Muslim leaders, offering Islamic-informed alternatives to Eurocentric views on education and leadership. Each chapter includes a leader's biography, context, key lessons, and recommendations for educators. The book emphasizes the global impact of Islamic intellectual history and spirituality.
Foreword; Ali Velshi.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Abū ʿAlī Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham: Dark Days in Captivity and the Quest for Light and Truth; Sumeyra Yildirim.
Chapter 2. Maulana Rumi: Living as Though There Is No You and I; Zahra N. Kasamali.
Chapter 3. Qasim Amin: Champion of Women's Liberation; Maysaa Barakat.
Chapter 4. Nawab Sir Salimullah of East Bengal; Nahid Afrose Kabir.
Chapter 5. Said Nursi: Six Educational Leadership Lessons; Zuleyha Keskin.
Chapter 6. Professor Syed Ali Ashraf: A Pioneer of Faith-Based Education; Shaikh Abdul Mabud.
Chapter 7. Malik Badri: The Founder of Modern Islamic Psychology; Nada Ibrahim and Amber Haque.
Chapter 8. Shoaib Sultan Khan: Leading to Ignite the Spirit of Enterprise; Shiraz Kabani.
Chapter 9. Aga Khan IV: Education Is an Intensely Moral Enterprise; Zahra N. Jamal.
Chapter 10. Majid Irsan Al-Kaylani: Leading Intellectual Light of Education Through an Islamic Lens; Rania Sawalhi and Ghiath Hawari.
Chapter 11. Abbas Kiarostami: Iranian Filmmaker and Muslim Humanist; Farouk Mitha.
Chapter 12. Rached Ghannouchi: Leader of an Islamic Movement; Ibrahim Enes Aksu.
Chapter 13. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im: Promoter for Liberal and Equitable Islam; Amara Galileo.
Chapter 14. Shirin Ebadi: The Spirit of Resistance; Rifat Binte Lutful.
Chapter 15. Sheikh Abdalla Idris: A Pioneer of Islamic Schools in Canada; Asma Ahmed and Nadeem Memon.
Chapter 16. Amina Wadud: Critical Self-Reflection in Islam Toward Radical Transformation; Nicole Khoury and Julia Mahfouz.
Chapter 17. Hamza Yusuf: A 20th-Century Reviver of Islam in the West; Rasheed A. Rabbi.
Chapter 18. Farha Ciciek Abdul Kadir Assegaf: Educational Reform From a Remote Indonesian Village; Fatimah Husein.
Chapter 19. Heba Raouf Ezzat: A Model of Muslim Women's Leadership Through Soft Power; Fella Lahmar.
Chapter 20. Lorraine O'Connor: A Pioneer for Change; Youcef Sai and Widad Jasmina Kid.
Chapter 21. Zainab Salbi: Leadership Begins Within; Melanie C. Brooks and Miriam D. Ezzani.
Chapter 22. Ahmad Al-Shuqairi: From a Societal Influencer to an Islamic Educator and Inspirer of Shari'a in Practice; Khalid Arar and Kussai Haj-Yehia.
Chapter 23. Nadirsyah Hosen: Leadership and Social Media; Yayan Rahayani.
Chapter 24. Dalia Mogahed: Speaking Up for Islam; Fida Sanjakdar.
Chapter 25. Sakina Dada: Leading the Change We Need; Muna Saleh.
Chapter 26. Nadiya Hussain: A Baker, a Mother, a Wife, a Celebrity, a Brown Woman, a Muslim, a Social Justice Campaigner ... a Leader! Aminul Hoque MBE.
Chapter 27. Malala Yousafzai: Changing the Narrative; Zuhra E. Abawi.
Afterword: Muslim Leadership: Fundamental to Decolonizing Education and Educational Leadership; Melanie C. Brooks and Miriam D. Ezzani.