"Islam" means peace : understanding the Muslim principle of nonviolence today - Pal, Amitabh (Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2011)
Inspiration at the roots : sources of nonviolence in Islam -- At the point of a sword? How Islam actually spread -- Ignored for no fault of theirs : the Sufis and other pacifist Muslim sects -- Jihad is not war : grappling with the most controversial aspect of Islam -- A most improbable tale : nonviolence among the Pashtuns of Pakistan -- Following in the Mahatma's footsteps : Muslim Gandhians -- A refusal to cooperate : the struggle of the Kosovar Albanians -- Not just a land of conflict : nonviolence in the Middle East -- Struggling against heavy odds : Palestinians and nonviolence -- To topple dictators without force : peaceful protest in modern South Asia.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-266) and index.
Keywords: Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Nonviolence -- Islamic countries -- History