Islam and the secular state : negotiating the future of Shariʻa /

NaIm, Abd Allāh Aḥmad, 1946-

Islam and the secular state : negotiating the future of Shariʻa / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim. - New Delhi : Viva Books, 2010. - x, 324 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-309) and index.

Introduction : why Muslims need a secular state -- Islam, the state, and politics in historical perspective -- Constitutionalism, human rights, and citizenship -- India : state secularism and communal violence -- Turkey : contradictions of authoritarian secularism -- Indonesia : realities of diversity and prospects of pluralism -- Conclusion : negotiating the future of Shariʻa.



9788130914428 (alk. paper)


Islam and secularism.
Islam and state.
Islamic law.
Religious pluralism--Islam.

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