The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament 9780231530866, 9780231162562, 2012014567, 0231530862

Wael B. Hallaq boldly argues that the "Islamic state," judged by any standard definition of what the modern st

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The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament
9780231530866, 9780231162562, 2012014567, 0231530862

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Throughout the Middle East, the clash between Islamic forces and authoritarian states has undermined many democratizatio

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In recent years, Sufism has been held up as a supposedly peaceful alternative to forms of Islam associated with violence

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Compares state–Muslim Brotherhood relations across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Tra

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Argument; 1. The Maintenance of Innocence; 2. The Echo Chambe

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This author of this book argues that while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, the

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A much‑needed exploration of the multifaceted security problems facing the Third World in the aftermath of the Cold War.

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