This collection of papers explore in detail an academic issue seldom given attention and largely taken for granted in Muslim academic circles; a near total adoption as well as unqestioned acceptance of paradigms, terminologies, and research models that are alien to the socio-economic-religio realities of the Muslim world. Written in a clear and lucid style, the book will benefit both general and specialist readers alike increasing their awareness of the existence of bias and the deep-seated cultural-specific values inherent in alien paradigms. Content 1 The Gate of Ijtihad: An Introduction to the Study of Epistemological Bias Abdelwahab Elmessiri 2 Bias in Western Schools of Social Thought: Our Heritage as the Starting Point for Development Adel Hussein 3 Theories of Political Development: A Case of Biased Discourse in the Political Sciences Nasr M. Arif 4 Modernizing vs. Westernizing the Social Sciences: The Case of Psychology Rafik Habib 5 Bias in Curricula and Course Contents Hoda Hegazy 6 An Exploration of the Nature of Human Artificial Intelligence and the Qur’anic Perspective Mahmoud Dhaouadi 7 Confronting Bias in Third World Culture Ferial J. Ghazoul 8 Beyond Methodology: Forms of Bias in Western Literary Criticism Saad Abdulrahman al-Bazi¢i 9 Theories and Principles of Design in the Architecture of Islamic Societies: A Ceremonial Approach to Community Building A. I. Abdelhalim 10 Reflections on Technology and Development: A Cultural Perspective Hamed Ibrahim el-Mously 11 Philosophical Beliefs Underlying the Formulation of Physical Laws Mahjoob Taha
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