Abdul Rashid Moten Explained

Abdul Rashid Moten (born February 20, 1947) is a Bangladeshi political scientist, academic, and author on issues ranging from political science and its various aspects, Islamic methodology in political science, political movements in the Muslim world, and good governance from the Islamic perspective.^[1] According to Worldcat, he is the author of 42 works in 81 publications in 3 languages. His book Political Science: An Islamic Perspective is held by nearly 300 libraries.

Biography

After completing his B.A. and M.A. in political science from the University of Dhaka, Moten completed a second M.A., in political theory, from Villanova University in the U.S., and his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in Canada.

Moten started his career in 1972 at Chittagong University, Bangladesh. In 1976, he joined the University of Alberta as a lecturer of the Department of Political Science, followed by Bayero University in the Department of Political Science (1978–92). He finally joined International Islamic University Malaysia (1992–present), where he later became Professor in the Department of Political Science.^[2]

Moten was the editor of the journal Intellectual Discourse from 2001 to 2008, and is presently the editor of the journal International Journal of Islamic Thoughts (IJITs).^[3]

Publications

He has written and edited numerous books and published a large number of academic articles. A list of books by the author include:

• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 1988 . Islam and Revolution: Contribution of Sayyid Mawdudi . Kano . Bureau for Islamic Propagation . 20321470.
• Book: Molla . Rafiqul Islam . Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Gusau . S. . Gwandu . A. A. . 1988 . Frontiers and Mechanics of Islamic Economics . Sokoto . University of Sokoto . 956990962.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Bajulaiye-Shasi . M. O. K. . 1990 . Nature and Methodology of Islamic Economics . Kano . Bayero University . 9789782035004.
• Book: Alkali . Nura . Adamu . Adamu . Yadudu . Awwal . Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Salihi . Haruna . 1993 . Islam in Africa: Proceedings of the Islam in Africa Conference . Ibadan . Spectrum Books . 9789782461230.
• Book: Moten, Abdul Rashid . 2 . 1996 . Political Science: An Islamic Perspective . Macmillan . 978-0-333-64311-2.
• Book: Moten, Abdul Rashid . 2 . 2002 . Revolution to Revolution: Jamā'at-e-Islāmī in the Politics of Pakistan . Kuala Lumpur . Islamic Book Trust . 9789839154429.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Salam . El-Fatih A. Abdel . 2005 . Glossary of Political Science Terms: Islamic and Western . Singapore . Thomson Learning . 978-981-254-529-9.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Islam . Syed Serajul . 2005 . Introduction to Political Science . Singapore . Thomson Learning . 978-981-254-531-2.
• Book: Islam . Syed Serajul . Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . 2005 . Political Science: A Primer . Singapore . Thomson Learning . 978-981-254-530-5.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . Noraini . Mohd. Noor . 2007 . Terrorism Democracy: The West & The Muslim World . Singapore . Thomson Learning . 9789814227131.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . 2008 . Government and Politics in Malaysia . Singapore . Cengage Learning . 9789814239271.
• Book: Moten . Abdul Rashid . 2 . 2009 . Writing Research Proposals & Theses: Substance, Structure and Style . Malaysia . Prentice Hall . 9789814239271.

External links

• Staff page at International Islamic University Malaysia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . Academia . 2 May 2017.
2. Web site: Prof.Dr. Abdul Rashid Moten. IIUM website. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908192920/http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/abdul-rashid-moten. 8 September 2017. dead.
3. Web site: IJITs: Editorial Board. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts. 3 May 2017.