Islamic activists : the anti-enlightenment democrats / Deina Ali Abdelkader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdelkader, Deina Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Muslims--Political activity.

Muslims.

Civilization, Western--Islamic influences.

Civilization, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the hysteria surrounding Political Islam, it is difficult to find analysis that doesn't feel the need to justify the existence of Islamic leaders or react to the West's fear of 'extremists'. In Islamic Activists, Deina Ali Abdelkader shows us what Islamic leaders and activists believe and what they think about just governance.Explaining and comparing Islamist ideas, including those about leadership, justice and minority rights, Abdelkader explains how these have been represented in the writings of important historical and contemporary Islamists. In doing so, Abdelkader reveals that democracy is not the sole preserve of those who support Enlightenment values, offering the reader a chance to understand the populist non-violent side of Islamic activism. This includes an examination of the ideas of the leaders of the populist Islamist movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.Islamic Activists is essential reading for serious students and scholars of Islamic political theory and action.

Contents:

Introduction: orientalism, Islamic activism and rational thought?

The rudiments of an Islamic just society: the contributions of Abu-Ishaq al-Shatibi

Yusuf al-Qaradawi: modernization is key

Rachid al-Ghannouchi: minorities and equality

Abdessalam Yassine: the just ruler

Conclusion: reason and faith: the Islamists versus the "stillborn God".

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783714063

1783714069

9781849645805

1849645809

OCLC:

742516284