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Book SynopsisTensions and Transitions in the Muslim World provides an alternative reading of Middle Eastern politics and political culture by focusing on the dynamics of change, and examining the role of Islam in the emerging modern Middle East.
Trade Review.... it nevertheless is a valuable contribution to contemporary debates over Islamic reform in general and political Islam in particular. Safi's attempts to overcome the dichotomous and polarized notions of what an Islamic political program entails by concentrating on the rich experiences and intellectual traditions of Islamic reformism that are conducive to formulating and articulating a pluralistic and democratic politics is particularly useful to the reader. -- Samer Abboud, Ph.D. Candidate, Middle East Studies Institue of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, United Kingdom * American Journal of Islamic Social Studies *
[T]his book provides a lucid and well-articulated case for situating perceived tensions between the Islamic world and the 'West' in perspective. In this respect, this commendable and sincere effort conveys an important point of view that deserves as much exposure as possible. -- Amr G. E. Sabet, visiting scholar, Vaasa University, Vaasa, Finland * American Journal of Islamic Social Studies *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Democratization and the Islamic State: Islam and the Secular State; State and Society in Traditional Islam Chapter 4 Visions of Reform: Competing Visions of Reform; Arab Nationalism: Forging a New Political Identity; Islamic Reform and Radicalism Chapter 5 Islam Law and Human Rights: Islamic Law (Shari'ha) and Society; Human Rights and Islamic Legal Reform; Human Rights and Cross-Cultural Dialogue Chapter 6 Islam in a Global Order: Islam and the West: Resurgence and Ambivalence Chapter 7 Appendix A: The Covenant of Medina; Appendix B: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Appendix C: Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights Chapter 8 Notes Chapter 9 Glossary Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 Bibliography
