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The Resource All politics are God's politics : Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy, Ahmed Khanani

All politics are God's politics : Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy, Ahmed Khanani

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"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. Unfolding in a region marked by upheavals and academic inability to diagnose significant political developments, All Politics are God's Politics contends that by attending to ordinary language everyday citizens use, one can in fact begin to accurately understand politics. Readers will discover that by connecting Islam to dimuqrāṭiyya, Islamists alter the meanings of both Islam and dimuqrāṭiyya, broaching new, democratic forms of Islam and rendering the everyday practices of dimuqrāṭiyya, like protesting electoral violations, protecting freedom of speech, and voting sacred"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 216 pages
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9781978818613
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All politics are God's politics : Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy
Title
All politics are God's politics
Title remainder
Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy
Statement of responsibility
Ahmed Khanani
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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. Unfolding in a region marked by upheavals and academic inability to diagnose significant political developments, All Politics are God's Politics contends that by attending to ordinary language everyday citizens use, one can in fact begin to accurately understand politics. Readers will discover that by connecting Islam to dimuqrāṭiyya, Islamists alter the meanings of both Islam and dimuqrāṭiyya, broaching new, democratic forms of Islam and rendering the everyday practices of dimuqrāṭiyya, like protesting electoral violations, protecting freedom of speech, and voting sacred"--
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Khanani, Ahmed
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non fiction
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  • Democracy
  • Islam and politics
  • Morocco
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All politics are God's politics : Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy, Ahmed Khanani
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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Contents
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
Control code
on1148880099
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 216 pages
Isbn
9781978818613
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1148880099
Label
All politics are God's politics : Moroccan Islamism and the sacralization of democracy, Ahmed Khanani
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
on1148880099
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 216 pages
Isbn
9781978818613
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1148880099

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