Islam in Israel
Muslim Communities in Non-Muslim States

This unique window into Muslim identities provides scholars and students with important up-to-date data about real Muslims living in Israel.

Muhammad Al-Atawneh (Author), Nohad Ali (Author)

9781108423267, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 January 2018

210 pages, 4 b/w illus. 124 tables
23.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg

'This is an excellent study of the Islamic Movement in Israel, which has become a leading educational, moral and religious power with deep-rooted societal and political standing, successfully outweighing its secular and national adversaries. This well-documented and carefully-researched book offers a comprehensive understanding of the causes of its rise, the essence of its ideological tenants and political practices, and the complexities of its survival as an Islamic fundamentalist movement in a Jewish state.' Elie Rekhess, Associate Director, Israel Studies, Northwestern University, Illinois

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.

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
Note on transliteration
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.

Subject Areas: Religious groups: social & cultural aspects [JFSR], Society & culture: general [JF], Islamic life & practice [HRHP], Islam [HRH], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1], History [HB]