Islam and democracy
Subtitle: fear of the modern world
By: Fatima Mernissi ; translated by Mary Jo Lakeland
Edition: Rev. ed
Publisher: Perseus Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Islam -- 20th century; Civilization, Arab -- 20th century
Work titles: Peur--modernité.
Description: "Is Islam compatible with democracy? Must fundamentalists win out in the Middle East? Islam and Democracy serves as a guide to the players - from feminists to fundamentalists - moving the pieces on the rather grim Muslim chessboard, and raises provocative questions about the possibilities for democracy and human rights in the Islamic world."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-192) and index