Islamic activists : the anti-enlightenment democrats /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abdelkader, Dina
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Islam and civil society. Islam and politics. Islam > 21st century. Political activists > Islamic countries.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: orientalism, Islamic activism and rational thought?
The rudiments of an Islamic just society: the contributions of Abu-Ishaq al-Shatibi
Yusuf al-Qaradawi: modernization is key
Rachid al-Ghannouchi: minorities and equality
Abdessalam Yassine: the just ruler
Conclusion: reason and faith: the Islamists versus the "stillborn God."