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 | | Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat within Islamism (Religion and Global Politics) by Azzam S. Tamimi ISBN-10: 9780195140002 ISBN-10: 0-19-514000-1 ISBN-13: 9780195140002 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-514000-2 Hardcover 2001-11-15 Oxford University Press, USA Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Tamimi 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. | ||