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

Argues that the Western impression of Islam as a backward-looking faith is false, introducing influential reformers committed to democracy and human rights and the Islamic Newthinking movement.

Bibliographic Details
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.
Human rights.
Islamic renewal.
Women's rights.
Islamic countries.
Description
Summary:Argues that the Western impression of Islam as a backward-looking faith is false, introducing influential reformers committed to democracy and human rights and the Islamic Newthinking movement.
Item Description:"In memory of Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid."
First published in German as Den Islam neu denken in 2013.
Physical Description:xvi, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.
ISBN:9781909942738
1909942731