Section A: The Themes, Premises, and Principles.- Chapter one. The Muslim World and Human Development; Samiul Hasan.- Chapter two. Islamic Jurisprudence: Sources and Traditions Creating Diversity in Human Relationship; Samiul Hasan.- Chapter Three. Human Development: Perspectives, Gaps and Issues for the MMCs; Samiul Hasan.- Section B. MMCs: Geography, Resurces, and People in the MMCs.- Chapter four. The Muslim World: A Geographical Analysis; George Odhiambo.- Chapter five. Biophysical Resources and the Built Environment: Features, Foci, and Issues in the Muslim Majority Countries; Saif AL Qaydi.- Chapter six. People in the Muslim Majority Countries: History, Composition, and Issues; Samiul Hasan.- Section C. Power Relationships and External Influence in the MMCs.- Section D: Power Relationships and External Influence in the MMCs.- Chapter seven: European Colonisation and the Muslim Majority Countries: Antecedents, Approaches and Impacts; Samiul Hasan.- Chapter eight: Power Configuration in the Muslim World: Exploring the Post-WWII Era; S.M. Abdul Quddus.- Chapter nine: Foreign Aid, Foreign Debt, and Development: The Muslim World Scenario; M. Moniruzzaman.- Section D: Human Development in the MMCs: Situational Analysis.- Chapter ten: Economic Activity and Achievements in the Muslim World; Anis Chowdhury and Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin.- Chapter eleven: International Trade and Foreign Investment; Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin and Anis Chowdhury.- Chapter twelve: Urban Infrastructure in the Muslim Majority Countries: A Situational Analysis; Abdelaziz ElJaouhari and Samiul Hasan.- Chapter thirteen: Human Development: Health, Hygiene, and Education in the Muslim World; Abdelaziz ElJaouhari and Samiul Hasan.- Section E: MMCs, Political Integrity and UMMA Solidarity.- Chapter fourteen: Democrazy and Development in the Muslim World; Abdul Rashid Moten.- Chapter sixteen: Democracy and Development in the Muslim World; Abdul Rashid Moten.- Chapter fifteen: Muslim Ummah, International Organisations, and Human Development in the MMCs; Ishtiaq Hossain.- Section F. Space, Power, and Human Development: Conlusions, and Recommendations.- Chapter sixteen: Space, Power, and Human Development in the Muslim World: Connections and Conclusions.- Chapter seventeen: Human Development in the MMCs: Diversity of Actions, Uniformity of Purpose, Divirsity of Actions; Samiul Hasan.-
About the Author: Samiul Hasan, Department of Political Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE