Offers a controversial argument that the main currents of political Islam, despite recent world events, are rejecting militancy for the sake of democratic politics - a shift of historical importance
Inhaltsverzeichnis
* Note on Transliterations * Acknowledgments * Introduction * 1. A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times * 2. Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted * 3. The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders * 4. God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism * 5. Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power * 6. Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam * 7. From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground * 8. The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy * Epilogue * Notes * Selected Bibliography * Index
