Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat Within IslamismTamimi 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. |
Contents
From Qabis to Paris | 3 |
The Journey to Democracy | 30 |
The Question of Democracy | 63 |
Secularism | 105 |
Civil Society | 125 |
The Territorial State and the New World Order | 154 |
Islamist Obstacles to Democracy | 182 |
Ghannouchis Detractors | 200 |
Conclusion | 215 |
Notes | 221 |
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