Islam without extremes: a Muslim case for liberty

From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of p...

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Main Author: Akyol, Mustafa 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Norton c 2011
In:Year: 2011
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islamic countries / Secularism / Liberalism / Religious freedom
Further subjects:B Religious freedom
B Liberalism (Islamic countries)
B Liberty Religious aspects Islam
B Secularism (Islamic countries)
B Islamic countries
B Islam and state
B Secularism
B Liberalism
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Summary:From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam
From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c 2011
ISBN:0393070867