"Scholars, journalists, and politicians routinely speak of 'democracy' around the world as if the meaning of this term were universally shared. Khanani shows with great flair and sensitivity how blinding this assumption is. Highly illuminating and methodologically exemplary." - Frederic Schaffer (author of Elucidating Social Science Concepts: An Interpretivist Guide) "What if to act democratically is to follow the Prophet’s <i>sunna</i>? This book turns the literature on 'Islam and democracy' on its head. Drawing on ordinary language philosophy Khanani explores the political-religious thought of Moroccan Muslim activists to appreciate contemporary democratic political thought and practice in an Islamic register. An extraordinary listener and innovative thinker, Khanani charts new terrain in decolonial studies, religion and politics, Islamic studies, and the study of Moroccan and MENA politics." - Elizabeth Shakman Hurd (author of Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion) "Ahmed Khanani’s book is a most welcome contribution to the debate on religion and politics." (Perspectives on Politics)

Contemporary mass media descriptions of Muslims often suggest that Islam and Muslims are fundamentally undemocratic. Policy-makers in the West have weaponized these descriptions in attempts to legitimize anti-Muslim right-wing policy developments across the West and in the United States in particular, from surveillance in the aftermath of 9/11 to the anti-Islamic travel ban of 2017. But are Muslims undemocratic? Ahmed Khanani argues that this is not the case. In All Politics are God's Politics, Khanani shows that in fact, the opposite holds true: for socially conservative, politically active Muslims (Islamists), democracy or dimuqrāṭiyya reflects and extends their religious values. By drawing on conversations with over 100 Islamists in Morocco, this book enables readers to understand and appreciate the significance of dimuqrāṭiyya as a concept alongside new prospects for Islam and democracy in the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Khanani's in-depth analysis of the Moroccan case brings these Islamists and their attending political views to the forefront.

 
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Are Muslims undemocratic? Ahmed Khanani argues that this is not the case. In All Politics are God's Politics, Khanani shows that in fact, the opposite holds true: for socially conservative, politically active Muslims (Islamists), democracy or dimuqriyya reflects and extends their religious values.
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Contents
 
Note on Names                                                                                              
Introduction                                                                                                   
1. Ordinary Language Philosophy and the Study of Democracy                  
2. islāmiyūn, Islam, Democracy                                                        
3. Institutions as Bridges                                                                               
4. On Democracy and Substantive Goods                                                     
5. Democracy at Work                                                                                   
Epilogue                                                                                                         
 
Appendix 1                                                                                                    
Appendix 2                                                                                                    
Glossary                                                                                                         
Bibliography                                                                                                  
Acknowledgments                                                                                         
Index  
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781978818613
Publisert
2021-01-15
Utgiver
Rutgers University Press
Vekt
3 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
230

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Biografisk notat

AHMED KHANANI is Plowshares Assistant Professor of Politics and co-director of the Center for Social Justice at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.