ISLAMIC LIBERATION PSYCHOLOGY The Transformational Force of Self-Development, Community Empowerment, and Revolutionary Change

Islamic Liberation Psychology is a thoughtful and groundbreaking guide to liberatory and decolonial thought. The book has a wide range of uses, from individuals seeking self-development, to community organizers, to change makers generally. Chapters explore liberation psychology from an Islamic perspective and use autoethnography to frame the theory and make it more relevant and applicable.This book makes a substantial contribution to a greater understanding of a variety of topics including anti-racism, feminism, utopianism, community development, arts and creativity, and other topics central to Islamic liberation psychology. Endorsements Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Land Acknowledgment Copyright Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Intentions Acknowledgments Conclusion Introduction The Autoethnographic Approach Autoethnography Entry 1: Personal History - Liberation Theology (1974-2016) What Is Liberation Psychology? More Background: Liberation Psychology's Roots in Liberation Theology Justice as the Goal of Psychology Dialogical Action and Critical Consciousness Utopian Vision and the Mental Health Jihad Justice-Oriented IP: Indigenous Psychology More on Autoethnography and This Book Autoethnography Entry 2: Poem (2004) Autoethnography Entry 3: Rant (2023) Autoethnography Entry 4: Fragment (2004) Coda References 1. The Theoretical Basis: De-Ideologizing Reality Hegemonic Psychologies of Individualism Individualism as the Basis for Government Biopolitics and Subjectivity: Individualism and Its Totalitarian Effects Private, Public, and the Commons Individualism, Racism, Capitalism, and the US Police State Islamophobia and Liberation Psychology Racism, Heteropatriarchy, Capitalism, and the Police State: A Mental Health Problem Autoethnography Entry 5: Personal History - Surveillance (2001-2023) Autoethnography Entry 6: Poem (2005) References 2. The Theoretical Goal: Utilizing the Virtues of the People Defining Islam, the Basis for an Islamic Perspective, and Islamic Liberation Theology Islamic Psychology and Islamic Liberation Psychology Tawhidic Principle, Human Rights, and Gendered Islamophobia More on Jihad as a Paradigm of Critical Resistance The Gender Jihad, LP, and Speaking Truth to Power Recovery and Gender Justice Autoethnography Entry 7: Personal History - Gender Roles (2004-2023) Autoethnography Entry 8: Poem (2020) References 3. Self-Development: The Private Islam, the Relational Self, and Racism Strategies of Care: ILP, the Relational Self and Political Organization The Private and the Personal: Self-Care Mindsight and Rewiring Societal Connections for Peace Autoethnography Entry 9: Personal History - Dancing (2002-2023) Autoethnography Entry 10: Personal History - Art and Music (high school-present) References 4. Community Empowerment: The Public Dialogical Models: The Private and the Public Dialogical Pedagogy Reinstate the Right to Privacy The Commons and Society: Stop the Violence Anti-racism: Dismantle and Defund Police Departments Restorative Justice as an Alternative to Violence Freire's Conclusion: The Centrality of Cultural Action Antidialogical Cultural Action Dialogical Cultural Action Culturally Responsive Leadership (CRL) Autoethnography Entry 11: Personal History - Leveraging Privilege (2005) References 5. Revolutionary Change: The Commons Eco-liberation Psychology and Capitalism Ontologies of the Self: Secular Economics vs. Islamic Economics Secular Economics and Individualism Islamic Economics and Collectivism Capitalism, Hegemonic Psychology, and the Environment Islamic Economics: Collectivism and the Rights of Nature Down the Rabbit Hole: Time and Social Ecosystems Coloniality of Time and the "Zone of Occult Instability" The Good Human Life Faith-Based Systems: New/Old Epistemologies Autoethnography Entry 12: Personal History - Khalifa-Consciousness (1993-Present) References Conclusion: Historical Memory and Utopian Vision Islamophobia, Heteropatriarchy, and the Recovery of Historical Memory Utopian Imaginings A World Without Money Exodus Autoethnography Entry 13: Personal History - Parenting (2007-present) Autoethnographic Entry 14: Poem (2020) References Index