Islamic Activists. The Anti-Enlightenment Democrats
Editorial PLUTO PRESS
Festland Spanien
- Verlag PLUTO PRESS
- ISBN13 9780745322162
- ISBN10 0745322166
- Gegenstandsart Buch
- Buchseiten 157
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2011
- Sprache Englisch
- Bindung Gebunden
Themen
Internationale PolitikIslamic Activists. The Anti-Enlightenment Democrats
Editorial PLUTO PRESS
Festland Spanien
Buch Details
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.