Islam and the Challenge of Democracy
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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy by Khaled Abou El Fadl
The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. This work aims to engage the reader in a discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam.
"What El Fadl achieves in his short book is noteworthy primarily because he brings the concept of democracy home, literally, for the world's MuslimsBy giving democracy a technical and legal basis in Islamic law, El Fadl provides it with a certificate of authentication that secular writers ... cannot."--Bezalel Stern, The Jerusalem Post "In a just world, Khaled Abou El Fadl would get as much publicity as Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bin Laden and Zarqawi blow up buildings and slaughter fellow Muslims. Abou El Fadl blows up everything those two terrorists supposedly believe in."--Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer
Khaled Abou El Fadl is Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. His recent books include "The Place of Tolerance in Islam". Joshua Cohen is the Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of the Humanities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and coeditor of the "Boston Review". Deborah Chasman is coeditor of the "Boston Review".
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691119380 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691119384 |
| Title | Islam and the Challenge of Democracy |
| Author | Khaled Abou El Fadl |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2004-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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