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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy |
| Khaled Abou El Fadl |
| Princeton University Press, 2004, paperback, 139 pp. |
| A welcome addition to the current debate on the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world, a debate which has largely proceeded in isolation from the vibrant traditions of argument within Islamic theology, philosophy and law. Abou El Fadl, Professor of Law at UCLA, argues for Islamic democracy based on the Qur'anic teaching that man is God's vicegerent on earth, and thus has the ability—and the duty—to protect human dignity and social well-being. His essay is followed by articles by 11 specialists in democracy and religion, to whom he then responds. A thought-provoking book. |
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