Uislamu, WAISLAMU, NA KANUNI YA UCHAGUZI I N MASHARIKI YA KATI

James Piscatori

Kwa wazo ambalo wakati eti umefika, Òdemokrasia hufunika hali ya kushangaza

idadi ya maswali ambayo hayajajibiwa na, katika ulimwengu wa Kiislamu, imezalisha

kiasi cha ajabu cha joto. Je, ni neno maalum la kitamaduni, kutafakari Magharibi

Uzoefu wa Ulaya kwa karne kadhaa? Do non-Western societies possess

their own standards of participation and accountabilityÑand indeed their own

rhythms of developmentÑwhich command attention, if not respect? Does Islam,

with its emphasis on scriptural authority and the centrality of sacred law, allow

for flexible politics and participatory government?

The answers to these questions form part of a narrative and counter-narrative

that themselves are an integral part of a contested discourse. The larger story

concerns whether or not ÒIslamÓ constitutes a threat to the West, and the supplementary

story involves IslamÕs compatibility with democracy. The intellectual

baggage, to change the metaphor, is scarcely neutral. The discussion itself has

become acutely politicised, caught in the related controversies over Orientalism,

the exceptionalism of the Middle East in particular and the Muslim world in general,

and the modernism of religious ÒfundamentalistÓ movements.

Filed Chini: AlgeriaMisriFeaturedHamasJordanJordan MBMuslim BrotherhoodMpya Sufi HarakatiPalestinaMasomo & TafitiSyriaSyria MB

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