{"product_id":"9780195140002-rachid-ghannouchi-a-democrat-within-islamism","title":"Rachid Ghannouchi","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Democrat Within Islamism\u003cbr\u003eAn introduction to the thought of Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, the political activist who heads Tunisia's banned Islamist political opposition to the contemporary authoritarian regime. He is the leader of a school in modern Islamic political thought that advocates democracy and pluralism.\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Azzam Tamimi introduces the thought of Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, the renowned Islamist political activist who heads Tunisia's most important - albeit banned - Islamist political opposition to the current authoritarian regime of Zine Abidine Ben Ali. Ghannouchi is the leader of a school in modern Islamic political thought that advocates democracy and pluralism. He believes democracy to be a set of mechanisms for guaranteeing the sovereignty of the people and for supplying safety valves against corruption and the hegemonic monopoly of power. While insisting on the compatibility of democracy with Islam, he believes that because of their secular foundations contemporary forms of liberal democracy may not suit Muslim societies. He insists, however, that Islam is compatible with Western thought in matters concerning the system of government, human rights, and civil liberties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55210616947062,"sku":"9780195140002","price":90.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28707725.jpg?v=1738240211","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780195140002-rachid-ghannouchi-a-democrat-within-islamism","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}