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August 24, 2016

Can Islam Be Reconciled with Liberal Democracy?

Islamic Exceptionalism.

In Islamic Exceptionalism, Shadi Hamid examines recent attempts to establish modern states in the Muslim Middle East and argues that, while liberal democracy and Islam may simply be incompatible, it might be possible to reach some sort of compromise. Malise Ruthven writes in his review (free registration required):

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August 24, 2016

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    The almost American.

  2. A Shift in Mahmoud Abbas’s Strategy?

    No more threats.

  3. Can Islam Be Reconciled with Liberal Democracy?

    Islamic Exceptionalism.

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    Peretz Markish and the Schneersons.

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