'The book will draw the attention of specialists students of Islamic Studies, social sciences, and the humanities as well as the general educated public interested in subjects so diverse as development, modernization, globalization, intercultural contacts, intellectual discourse, gender, religious education, or religious authority.' - IIAS Newsletter 2002, Kuang Mei
'On the whole, this book provides an interesting insight into the diverse ways in which Muslim communities in different parts of the world are reacting to the challenges of Globalization.' - Noor Muhammad, The Muslim World Book Review
'It would make a valuable addition to academic libraries seving Islamic studies.' - Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
'It is a significant contribution to the debate on the compatibility and relationship of Islam with the topoi of globalization, modernity, and identity, and it is a necessary item in the shelf of any library and indeed for all those interested in informed discourse on how religion continues to defy the thesis of modern secularism which predicts the recession of religion to the background or the private sphere in an increasingly globalized world.' - Amidu Olalekan Sanni; Journal of Oriental and African Studies, Volume 19, 2010, pp. 397-400.
