New thinking in Islam the jihad for democracy, freedom and women's rights

In Rethinking Islam, Katajun Amirpur argues that the West's impression of Islam as a backward-looking faith, resistant to post-Enlightenment thinking, is misleading and-due to its effects on political discourse-damaging. Introducing readers to key thinkers and activists-such as Abu Zaid, a free...

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Main Author:	Amirpur, Katajun 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Gingko Library 2015
Subjects:	Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam Women in Islam Islamic renewal > Islamic countries Human rights > Islamic countries Women's rights > Islamic countries
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