Islam And The Challenge Of Democracy

Author : Khaled Abou El Fadl
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691119380

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The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. Such topics as the meaning of jihad, the role of clerics as authoritative interpreters, and the place of human rights and toleration in Islam have become subjects of urgent public debate around the world. With few exceptions, however, this debate has proceeded in isolation from the vibrant traditions of argument within Islamic theology, philosophy, and law. Islam and the Challenge of Democracy aims to correct this deficiency. The book engages the reader in a rich discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. The collection begins with a lead essay by Khaled Abou El Fadl, who argues that democracy, especially a constitutional democracy that protects basic individual rights, is the form of government best suited to promoting a set of social and political values central to Islam. Because Islam is about submission to God and about each individual's responsibility to serve as His agent on Earth, Abou El Fadl argues, there is no place for the subjugation to human authority demanded by authoritarian regimes. The lead essay is followed by eleven others from internationally respected specialists in democracy and religion. They address, challenge, and engage Abou El Fadl's work. The contributors include John Esposito, Muhammad Fadel, Noah Feldman, Nader Hashemi, Bernard Haykel, Muqtedar Khan, Saba Mahmood, David Novak, William Quandt, Kevin Reinhart, and Jeremy Waldron.

Author : Khaled Abou El Fadl
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400873203

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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy by Khaled Abou El Fadl Pdf

The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. Such topics as the meaning of jihad, the role of clerics as authoritative interpreters, and the place of human rights and toleration in Islam have become subjects of urgent public debate around the world. With few exceptions, however, this debate has proceeded in isolation from the vibrant traditions of argument within Islamic theology, philosophy, and law. Islam and the Challenge of Democracy aims to correct this deficiency. The book engages the reader in a rich discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. The collection begins with a lead essay by Khaled Abou El Fadl, who argues that democracy, especially a constitutional democracy that protects basic individual rights, is the form of government best suited to promoting a set of social and political values central to Islam. Because Islam is about submission to God and about each individual's responsibility to serve as His agent on Earth, Abou El Fadl argues, there is no place for the subjugation to human authority demanded by authoritarian regimes. The lead essay is followed by eleven others from internationally respected specialists in democracy and religion. They address, challenge, and engage Abou El Fadl's work. The contributors include John Esposito, Muhammad Fadel, Noah Feldman, Nader Hashemi, Bernard Haykel, Muqtedar Khan, Saba Mahmood, David Novak, William Quandt, Kevin Reinhart, and Jeremy Waldron.

Author : Khaled Abou El Fadl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 0691118418

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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy by Khaled Abou El Fadl Pdf

Forfattere: Khaled Abou El Fadl. Nader A. Hashemi. Jeremy Waldron. Noah Feldman. M.A. Muqtedar Khan. A. Kevin Reinhart. Saba Mahmood. Bernard Haykel. Mohammad H. Fadel. David Novak. John L. Esposito. William B. Quandt.

Author : John L. Esposito,John O. Voll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198026754

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Islam and Democracy by John L. Esposito,John O. Voll Pdf

Are Islam and democracy on a collision course? Do Islamic movements seek to "hijack democracy?" How have governments in the Muslim world responded to the many challenges of Islam and democracy today? A global religious resurgence and calls for greater political participation have been major forces in the post-Cold War period. Across the Muslim world, governments and Islamic movements grapple with issues of democratization and civil society. Islam and Democracy explores the Islamic sources (beliefs and institutions) relevant to the current debate over greater political participation and democratization. Esposito and Voll use six case studies--Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Sudan--to look at the diversity of Muslim experiences and experiments. At one end of the spectrum, Iran and Sudan represent two cases of militant, revolutionary Islam establishing political systems. In Pakistan and Malaysia, however, the new movements have been recognized and made part of the political process. Egypt and Algeria reveal the coexistence of both extremist and moderate Islamic activism and demonstrate the complex challenges confronting ruling elites. These case studies prove that despite commonalities, differing national contexts and identities give rise to a multiplicity of agendas and strategies. This broad spectrum of case studies, reflecting the multifaceted relationship of Islam and Democracy, provides important insight into the powerful forces of religious resurgence and democratization which will inevitably impact global politics in the twenty first century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Democracy
ISBN : PURD:32754082154919

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The Marriage of Islam and Democracy by Anonim Pdf

Author : M. A. Muqtedar Khan
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739106457

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Islamic Democratic Discourse by M. A. Muqtedar Khan Pdf

This wide-ranging set of essays explores the multi-faceted relationship between Islam and democracy. Each essayist's unique viewpoint on contemporary Islam provides insight into Islamic political thought and its connection to Western democracy.

Author : K. Bokhari,F. Senzai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137313492

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Political Islam in the Age of Democratization by K. Bokhari,F. Senzai Pdf

The continued prominence of Islam in the struggle for democracy in the Muslim world has confounded Western democracy theorists who largely consider secularism a prerequisite for democratic transitions. Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai offer a comprehensive view of the complex nature of contemporary political Islam and its relationship to democracy.

Author : Khalid B. Sayeed
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791422658

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Western Dominance and Political Islam by Khalid B. Sayeed Pdf

Sayeed explores the kinds of resistance Western hegemony has provoked in the Middle East and shows that, although Islamic fundamentalism cannot provide a viable alternative to Western political, cultural, and economic systems, some of the major Islamic ideas can do so.

Author : Asef Bayat
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0804755957

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Making Islam Democratic by Asef Bayat Pdf

This book looks anew at the vexing question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy, examining histories of Islamic politics and social movements in the Middle East since the 1970s.

Author : John L. Esposito,Tamara Sonn,John Obert Voll
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195147988

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Islam and Democracy After the Arab Spring by John L. Esposito,Tamara Sonn,John Obert Voll Pdf

The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying a twenty-first century perspective to the question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy, they redirect the conversation toward a new politics of democracy that transcends both secular authoritarianism and Political Islam. While the opposition movements of the Arab Spring vary from country to country, each has raised questions regarding equality, economic justice, democratic participation, and the relationship between Islam and democracy in their respective countries. Does democracy require a secular political regime? Are religious movements the most effective opponents of authoritarian secularist regimes? Esposito, Voll, and Sonn examine these questions and shed light on how these opposition movements reflect the new global realities of media communication and sources of influence and power. Positioned for a broad readership of scholars and students, policy-makers, and media experts, Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring will quickly become a go-to for all who watch the Middle East, inside and outside of academia.

Author : Jytte Klausen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199289929

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The Islamic Challenge by Jytte Klausen Pdf

The voices in this book belong to legislators, local officials, doctors and engineers, educators and intellectuals, lawyers and social workers, owners of small businesses, translators, and community activists. They are also all Muslims, who have decided to become engaged in political and civic organizations. And for that reason, they constantly have to explain themselves, mostly in order to say who they are not. They are not fundamentalists, not terrorists, and most do not supportthe introduction of Islamic religious law in Europe - especially not its application to Christians. This book is about who these people are, and what they want.This book is based on three hundred interviews with European Muslim leaders from six European countries: Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The question of Islam in Europe is not a matter of global war and peace but raises difficult questions about the positions of Christianity and Islam in public life, and about European identities. There is not one Muslim position on how Islam should develop in Europe but many views, and most Muslims are rather looking forways to build institutions that will allow European Muslims to practice their religion in a way that is compatible with social integration.

Author : Jytte Klausen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191516122

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The Islamic Challenge by Jytte Klausen Pdf

The voices in this book belong to parliamentarians, city councillors, doctors and engineers, a few professors, lawyers and social workers, owners of small businesses, translators, and community activists. They are also all Muslims, who have decided to become engaged in political and civic organizations. And for that reason, they constantly have to explain themselves, mostly in order to say who they are not. They are not fundamentalists, not terrorists, and most do not support the introduction of Islamic religious law in Europe - especially not its application to Christians. This book is about who these people are, and what they want. This book is based on three hundred interviews with European Muslim leaders from six European countries: Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The question of Islam in Europe is not a matter of global war and peace but raises difficult questions about the positions of Christianity and Islam in public life, and about European identities. Europe's Muslim political leaders are not aiming to overthrow liberal democracy and to replace secular law with Islamic religious law. Those are the positions of a minority. There is not one Muslim position on how Islam should develop in Europe but many views, and most Muslims are rather looking for ways to build institutions that will allow European Muslims to practice their religion in a way that is compatible with social integration.

Author : Lily Zubaidah Rahim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137282057

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Muslim Secular Democracy by Lily Zubaidah Rahim Pdf

The book offers a nuanced and innovative analyses of the emergence of an inclusive secular democratic state paradigm which incorporates the sacred within the framework of secular democracy in the Muslim World.

Author : Larry Diamond,Marc F. Plattner,Daniel Brumberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015059957475

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Islam and Democracy in the Middle East by Larry Diamond,Marc F. Plattner,Daniel Brumberg Pdf

A comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and opposition forces to promote civil liberties, competitive elections and a pluralistic vision of Islam. Drawing on the insights of some 25 leading Western and Middle Eastern scholars, the book highlights the dualistic and often contradictory nature of political liberalization. Yemen suggest, political liberalization - as managed by the state - not only opens new spaces for debate and criticism, but is also used as a deliberate tactic to avoid genuine democratization. In several chapters on Iran, the authors analyze the benefits and costs of limited reform. There, the electoral successes of President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist allies inspired a new generation but have not as yet undermined the clerical establishment's power. By contrast, in Turkey a party with Islamist roots is moving a discredited system beyond decades of conflict and paralysis, following a stunning election victory in 2002. force for change. While acknowledging the enduring attraction of radical Islam throughout the Arab world, the concluding chapters carefully assess the recent efforts of Muslim civil society activists and intellectuals to promote a liberal Islamic alternative. Their struggles to affirm the compatibility of Islam and pluralistic democracy face daunting challenges, not least of which is the persistent efforts of many Arab rulers to limit the influence of all advocates of democracy, secular or religious.

Author : Alberto Spektorowski,Daphna Elfersy
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472132164

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From Multiculturalism to Democratic Discrimination by Alberto Spektorowski,Daphna Elfersy Pdf

The effect of Islam on Western Europe has been profound. Spektorowski and Elfersy argue that it has transformed European democratic values by inspiring an ultra-liberalism that now faces an ultra-conservative backlash. Questions of what to do about Muslim immigration, how to deal with burqas, how to deal with gender politics, have all been influenced by western democracies’ grappling with ideas of inclusion and most recently, exclusion. This book examines those forces and ultimately sees, not an unbridgeable gap, but a future in which Islam and European democracies are compatible, rich, and evolving.