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Islam and Democracy
by Prof. Ali Abootalebi, Assistant Professor
of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin. Prof. Abootalebi
categorizes recent Islamic movements as fundamentalist or Islamist. The
key distinction he makes between the two is that the "Islamist" movements
involve "progressive" 'ulama (Muslim scholars) and other intellectuals who
see freedom and democracy as important dimensions of an Islamic society.
The fundamentalist or traditionalist movements, on the other hand, believe
that the 'ulama' should control the direction of the society. After
touching on the viewpoints of some of the leaders of Islamic movements,
Prof. Abootalebi discusses the issue of "Islam and civil society." He
concludes by sketching out the process by which "Islamic" democracies may
become established. (Linked fixed, October 10, 1999)
Islam and Democracy: Benazir, Hasina, and Erbakan
an editorial by Prof. Saad
Eddin Ibrahim, briefly expresses the optimistic assessment of a number of
scholars that Islamists (Muslim activists and fundamentalists) are
becoming and capable of becoming "Islamic Democrats." This was published
in Civil Society: Democratization in the Arab World, a publication
of the Ibn Khaldoun Center For Development Studies, Vol. 5, #56, August,
1996. (Link fixed, July 14, 2000.)
Civil Society in the Arab World
by Martin Gilbraith, explores the concept of
"civil society" and discusses the possibilities for democratization in the
Arab world as well as the obstacles to it. Published in Civil Society:
Democratization in the Arab World, Volume 5, Issue 58, October 1996.
(Link fixed, July 14, 2000.)
