Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Islam, Democracy and Turkey's Secular State
Chapter 3: Iran: Classical Themes and Contemporary Challenges
Chapter 4: Pakistan: A Work in Progress
Chapter 5: Indonesia: From Military Rule to Democracy
Chapter 6: Senegal: Democracy and the Post-Colonial State
Chapter 7: Tunisia: From Revolution to Republic
Chapter 8: Egypt: From Democratization to the Restoration of
Authoritarianism
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Notes
Index
John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion &
International Affairs and of Islamic Studies, and Founding Director
of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the
Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Tamara Sonn is the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the
History of Islam in the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian
Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University.
John O. Voll is Professor Emeritus of Islamic History and past
Associate Director of the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for
Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.
"This valuable book is highly recommended for understanding the
contemporary dilemma of Muslin states caught, as they are, between
modernity, tradition and certain ideologies." -- The Muslim World
Book Review Vol.38.2
"Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring is a book of exceptional
resolve..."--Journal of Church and State
"This is a very timely book. At a time where many observers are
questioning the possibility of a true democratic process within
Muslim majority countries, this series of essays shows, from Turkey
to Iran, Senegal to Indonesia, that the political experiences are
multiple and the way toward democratization is complex, yet open.
The authors invite the reader to avoid simplistic conclusions about
Islam and democracy. A critical achievement." --Tariq Ramadan,
Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of
Oxford
"Democracy can take many forms, and the struggle of Muslim majority
countries to find a democracy suited to their distinct cultural and
political experiences is, as outlined in Islam and Democracy after
the Arab Spring, an epoch-making experiment. Countering the 'clash
of civilizations' and 'end of history' prophecies, Esposito, Sonn,
and Voll show how pre- and post-Arab spring political developments
in Muslim majority countries are marathon battles to
end authoritarian practices in politics, religion, culture and
statecraft. A must-read for those wishing to gain a nuanced
understanding of the volatile and complex developments tied to
Muslim efforts to make
democracy a reality." --Ebrahim Moosa, Professor of Islamic
Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre
Dame
"For those who see in the apparent failure of the 'Arab spring'
proof of the incompatibility of Islam and democratization,
Esposito, Sonn, and Voll's new book offers a nuanced and brilliant
rejoinder. No work that I know succeeds better at explaining the
logic of the political struggles underway in the modern Muslim
world. None more fully deserves to be read by scholars and the
general reader alike." --Robert W. Hefner, author of Civil Islam:
Muslims and
Democratization in Indonesia
"Excellent historical backgroundEL they present many facets of
Islam with balance and insight. This is a detailed picture of
democracy as alive and well in majority-Muslim countries, and an
excellent text for considering what the future holds for
international Islam." - Publishers Weekly
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