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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
What Is Islamic Democracy? The Three Cs Of Islamic Governance, Muqtedar Khan
What Is Islamic Democracy? The Three Cs Of Islamic Governance, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
This book chapter explores the three Cs of Islamic Governance; Constitution, Consultation and Consent.
Terror, Torture And The Banality Of Evil, Muqtedar Khan
Terror, Torture And The Banality Of Evil, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
The article looks at torture and terror and reflects on the common place nature of evil today.
Has Modernity Failed The Muslim World?, Muqtedar Khan
Has Modernity Failed The Muslim World?, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
Modernity had come to the Muslim World. But it did not deliver. There is no stability, no freedom, no real democracy and no earned prosperity and no scientific vitality in the Muslim World. Perhaps rather than continuing to ask the old question is Islam compatible with modernity, we need to ask has modernity failed Muslims.
What Is Enlightenment? An Islamic Perspective, Muqtedar Khan
What Is Enlightenment? An Islamic Perspective, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
This essay draws on Immanuel Kant’s concept of enlightenment as an escape from self- imposed ignorance and argues that a similar concept of enlightenment can be understood within the Muslim context as escape from self-imposed jahiliyyah, which is understood as fear to exercise reason publicly. The article advocates for ijtihad, is critical of Taqlid, and invokes Islamic sources to invest confidence in contemporary use of reason for interpreting Islam.
Pakistan Needs Regional And Global Alliances To Fight The Extremists, Muqtedar Khan
Pakistan Needs Regional And Global Alliances To Fight The Extremists, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
A regional coalition will make the struggle against extremism more potent, more durable and less expensive, but it will take more than deft diplomacy to achieve.
What Is Political Islam, Muqtedar Khan
What Is Political Islam, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
This brief article was written as a pedagogical tool for undergraduates. It provides a basic discussion of Islamic political movements in order to define and describe the phenomenon widely known as Political Islam.
Islam, Democracy And Islamism After The Counterrevolution In Egypt, Muqtedar Khan
Islam, Democracy And Islamism After The Counterrevolution In Egypt, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
This article examines Muslim Brotherhood's governance during its brief reign and advances recommendations for reform.
Political Authority In Islam, Muqtedar Khan
Political Authority In Islam, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
The chapter is a survey of various approaches to political authority in Islamic thought.
Political Authority In Islam, Muqtedar Khan
Political Authority In Islam, Muqtedar Khan
Muqtedar Khan
The chapter is a survey of various approaches to political authority in Islamic thought.