Islam in Israel

Muslim Communities in Non-Muslim States

Muhammad Al-Atawneh, Nohad Ali

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781108423267
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108534390
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Middle Eastern History
• Index: History

Islam is the religion of the majority of Arab citizens in Israel and since the late 1970s has become an important factor in their political and socio-cultural identity. This leads to an increasing number of Muslims in Israel who define their identity first and foremost in relation to their religious affiliation. By examining this evolving religious identity during the past four decades and its impact on the religious and socio-cultural aspects of Muslim life in Israel, Muhammad Al-Atawneh and Nohad Ali explore the local nature of Islam. They find that Muslims in Israel seem to rely heavily on the prominent Islamic authorities in the region, perhaps more so than minority Muslims elsewhere. This stems, inter alia, from the fact that Muslims in Israel are the only minority that lives in a land they consider to be holy and see themselves as a natural.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Reviews
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Notes on Transliteration and Translation
• Introduction
• 1 Islam in Israel: Background
• 2 Islamic Religious Authority and Interpretation in Israel
• 3 Islam and the Public: Affiliation, Religiosity, and Observance
• 4 Muslim Identity and Islamic Practice in Israel
• 5 The Muslim Minority and the Israeli Establishment: Acceptance and/or Alienation
• 6 Being Muslim in the Israeli Socio-Cultural Space
• Conclusions
• Appendix A: English Questionnaire
• Appendix B: Arabic Questionnaire
• Glossary of Arabic Terms
• Bibliography and Sources
• Index