Peaceful jihad : the Islamic civil rights movement in Saudi Arabia / Peter Enz-Harlass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enz-Harlass, Peter, author.

Series:

Critical Studies on Islamism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, [2023]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Human rights abuses and violations in Saudi Arabia attract international condemnation. But within the country, an Islamic civil rights movement, 'HASM', has called for change. While its members have received international human rights awards, the Saudi authorities have persecuted and imprisoned them. This book is the first to study human rights in the kingdom from the perspective of these prominent Saudi civil rights activists, uncovering the actual ideas that motivate their activism. Based on analysis of the group's texts, the book highlights that HASM neither supports an overthrow of the government, of which they are accused, nor are they "liberal" advocates of universal human rights. Their complex thought is a contribution to contemporary Islamic discourse because they make a case for 'peaceful civil jihad' through the protection of citizens' basic rights, but within a rigid, Salafist interpretation of social affairs that imposes heavy limits on politics, human rights and democracy. Furthermore, HASM's texts use war rhetoric and anti-Semitic language, with different arguments and words for domestic or international audiences. The most comprehensive text on this Islamic civil rights movement, the book employs detailed discourse analysis and includes sources from HASM texts in both Arabic and English."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Saudi Arabia's Islamic Civil Rights Movement

Part One: The History And The Ideas Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement. 1. Political Discourse In Saudi Arabia ; 2. Re-Interpreting Key Religious Concepts - The Islamo-Reformist Discussion Of The 2000s And 2010s Ce ; 3. The Theory Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement ; 4. Heroes Or Heretics - Reactions To Hasm's Ideas

Part Two: Analysing Islamic Civil Rights Discourse. 5. Scholars, Activists And Intellectuals - The Movement's Social Background ; 6. From Words To Proofs - The Language And Arguments Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement ; 7. Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - Which Authors Do They Quote? ; 8. Problems And Concepts - The Intellectual Building Blocks Of Their Theory ; 9. The Limits Of The Theory Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement

Conclusion - The Salafist Civil Rights Jihad

Bibliography

Annex A. Arabic Original Of Hasm's Founding Declaration

Annex B. English Translation Of Hasm's Founding Declaration

Annex C. Table: Quranic Verses Quoted In The Analysed Texts

Annex D. Table: Sources Quoted In The Analysed Texts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780755647170

0755647173

OCLC:

1289455828