Theoretical perspectives on the Islam-democracy discourse (original) (raw)

"Throughout the world, the majority of modernist or reformist Muslim intellectuals accept the term democracy and insist on consistency and compatibility between Islam and democracy with a reinterpretation of key Islamic political concepts and values. --- Taking into consideration the ‘spirit’ rather than merely the ‘process’ of democracy, it is feasible and reasonable to propose that the relationship between Islam and democracy, “complex and nuanced as it may be, is not inherently problematic even by western standards.” But, at the same time, no one is arguing for its wholesale adoption of western democracy; and thus, it is safe to argue that while there are important and profound differences between Islam and democracy, at the same time, “a synthesis of sorts is eminently possible” between the two. " Read full article here; http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/14-Apr-2014/theoretical-perspectives-on-the-islam-democracy-discourse