Islamist attitudes towards democracy: A review of the ideas of al-Ghazali, al-Turabi and 'Amara
In 1985 some political events took place indicating an increased interest in democracy in a number of Arab societies. The question of democracy has thus become relevant to the Islamists, who can be divided into three groups regarding their relationship to the concept of democracy: The first group re...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis
1993
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British journal of Middle Eastern studies
Year: 1993, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-63 |
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Islam
B Fundamentalism B Ideology B Democracy B Religion B Islamic countries B Islam and politics B Ruling system B Islamization |
| Summary: | In 1985 some political events took place indicating an increased interest in democracy in a number of Arab societies. The question of democracy has thus become relevant to the Islamists, who can be divided into three groups regarding their relationship to the concept of democracy: The first group rejects democracy equating it with apostasy, the second group regards Islam as inherently democratic, thus not requiring experience from the non-Muslim world, the third group puts more emphasis on democracy in its representative forms than the former two groups and is less sceptical of borrowing experience from non-Muslim societies. Bearing this system of classification in mind, the author undertakes a closer examination of the positions of three prominent Islamist theorists: 1. al-Turabi (Sudan), who is regarded as a representative of the second group as he points out the superiority of al-shura in contrast of Western democracies; 2. 'Amara (Egypt) and 3. al-Ghazali (Egypt, Algeria), both of them are regarded as representatives of the third group, who differ from their Sudanese conterpart on a number of issues; the latter two prefer representative democracy, they both are open to learn from Western societies. (DÜI-Kli) |
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| ISSN: | 1353-0194 |
| Contains: | In: British journal of Middle Eastern studies
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