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Title Democracy in Muslim societies : the Asian experience / edited by Zoya Hasan
Published New Delhi : Sage Publications India, [2007]
©2007

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Description 266 pages ; 23 cm
Series ORF studies in contemporary Muslim societies ; 4
ORF studies of contemporary Muslim societies ; 4
Contents The struggle for democracy in Bangladesh / Amena Mohsin and Meghna Guhathakurta -- The Indonesian experience in implementing democracy / Adriana Elisabeth -- The history of the democratic movement in Iran in the 20th century / Sadegh Zibakalam -- Islam and democracy in Malaysia / Abdul Rahman Embong -- Functioning of democracy in Pakistan / Mohammad Waseem -- Interaction of democracy and Islam in Turkey / Korel Göymen
Summary "Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in Asian Muslim societies. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratisation in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey."
"The book questions the widely held view that the socio-political ethos of Islam as a religion, and of Muslim countries as societal units, prevents Muslims from adopting democracy as a form of government. The contributors argue that this perception comes from post-9/11 studies of Arab states and that non-Arab Muslim populations in Asia and Africa do not fit the same mould. At the same time, it is clear that a single model of democracy cannot work across these six countries because each country has a different history and has tread on a different path in the quest for democracy." "Ultimately, the book concludes that there is no fundamental incompatibility between Islam and democracy in the Asian Muslim societies."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Democracy -- Islamic countries.
Political culture -- Islamic countries.
Islam and politics.
SUBJECT Islamic countries -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008124180
Author Ḥasan, Zoyā.
Observer Research Foundation.
LC no. 2007023146
ISBN 9780761935667 hardback
0761935665 hardback
9788178297262 hardback India
8178297264 hardback India