Islam and the Arab awakening / [print]
Tariq Ramadan.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2012.
- 245 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Made-to-order uprisings? -- Cautious optimism -- Islam, Islamism, secularization -- The Islamic reference.
One of the most important developments in the modern history of the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010, bringing down dictators, sparking a civil war in Libya, and igniting a bloody uprising in Syria. Its long-term repercussions in Egypt and elsewhere remain unclear. Now one of the world's leading Islamic thinkers examines and explains it, in this searching, provocative, and necessary book. Time Magazine named Tariq Ramadan one of the most important innovators of the twenty-first century. He has won global renown for his reflections on Islam and the contemporary challenges in both the Muslim majority societies and the West. In Islam and the Arab Awakening, he explores the uprisings, offering rare insight into their origin, significance, and possible futures.
9780199933730
2012005620
Democratization--Arab countries. Social movements--Arab countries. Revolutions--Arab countries. Islam--21st century.