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The relationship between Islam and the West has been the subject of unprecedented scrutiny in the past few years. Since September 11, the international geopolitical news headlines have been dominated by stories from or about the Muslim world including the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan, the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Iran’s purported nuclear ambitions, political instability in Pakistan, genocide in Sudan, and Israel’s battles with Hamas in both Gaza and Lebanon. Right or wrong, many commentators linked these immediate events with broader questions about whether Islam is compatible with democracy and the rule of law.
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© 2009 Bas de Gaay Fortman, Kurt Martens, and M. A. Mohamed Salih
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Haq, S. (2009). Islamic Texts, Democracy, and the Rule of Law. In: de Fortman, B.G., Martens, K., Salih, M.A.M. (eds) Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230105959_3
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