Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism

Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism

by Azzam S. Tamimi
Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism

Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism

by Azzam S. Tamimi

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198032076
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2001
Series: Religion and Global Politics
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Lexile: 1580L (what's this?)
File size: 499 KB

About the Author

Director, Institute of Islamic Political Thought, London
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