Allah's Caravan

The dancing dervishes in Turkey have developed their own orthodoxy, while in the Balkans there has long been an unorthodox, genuinely European Islam. In Sudan, the cult of the tsar undermines rigid sharia rules. In Senegal, powerful sheikhs guide a life in the rhythm of prayer, work and music. In Malaysia, ancient Muslim matriarchies exist, while in the U.S. a progressive Muslim subculture is flourishing and liberal associations with female imams are emerging in Germany. With the Ibadites in Oman, a traditionally tolerant denomination can be discovered. In Pakistan, Sufi sanctuaries have developed into social free spaces, including for transgender people. On the island of Java, Islam has merged with Hinduism and Buddhism, and in China, an interfaith Islam is developing under the eyes of the CP. Susanne Schröter's astonishing journey through the Islamic multiverse shows in the most beautiful way that the world's second largest religion is more diverse, more "diversified," more creative and more pragmatic than Islamic fundamentalists and angry critics of Islam would have us believe.