Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism
written by Azzam S. Tamini, 1955-, in Religion and Global Politics (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 281 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Tamimi introduces the thought of Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, the renowned Islamist political activist who heads Tunisia's most important -- albeit banned -- Islamist political opposition to the current authoritarian regime of Zine Abidine Ben Ali. Ghannouchi is the leader of a school in modern Islamic political thought that advocates democracy and pluralism. While insisting on the compatibility of democracy with Islam, he believes that because of their secular foundations, contemporary forms of liberal democracy may not suit Muslim societies. Ghannouchi insists, however, that Islam is compatible with Western thought in matters concerning the system of government, human rights, and civil liberties.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Azzam S. Tamini, 1955-
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2001 by Azzam S. Tamimi
- Content Type
- General reference book
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- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2001
- Page Count
- 281
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Community, المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, Túnez, Rached Ghannouchi, 1941-, Tunisia, Democracy, Islam, Tunisians
- Series / Program
- Religion and Global Politics
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, Túnez
