Contemporary mass media descriptions of Muslims often suggest that
Islam and Muslims are fundamentally undemocratic. Policy-makers in
the West have weaponized these descriptions in attempts to
legitimize anti-Muslim right-wing policy developments across the
West and in the United States in particular, from surveillance in
the aftermath of 9/11 to the anti-Islamic travel ban of 2017.
But are Muslims undemocratic? Ahmed Khanani argues that
this is not the case. In All Politics are God's
Politics, Khanani shows that in fact, the opposite holds
true: for socially conservative, politically active Muslims
(Islamists), democracy
or dimuqrāṭiyya reflects and extends their
religious values. By drawing on conversations with over 100
Islamists in Morocco, this book enables readers to understand and
appreciate the significance of dimuqrāṭiyya as a
concept alongside new prospects for Islam and democracy in the Arab
Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Khanani's in-depth analysis of
the Moroccan case brings these Islamists and their attending
political views to the forefront.
General
Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Ahmed Khanani
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
230 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-978818-61-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-978818-61-0 |
Barcode: |
9781978818613 |
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