Vyama vya Kiisilamu : kwa nini hawawezi kuwa ya kidemokrasia
| Agosti 20, 2010 | Maoni 0
Bassam Tibi
Noting Islamism’s growing appeal and strength on the ground, many
Western scholars and officials have been grasping for some way to take
an inclusionary approach toward it. In keeping with this desire, ina
become fashionable contemptuously to dismiss the idea of insisting on
clear and rigorous distinctions as “academic.” When it comes to Islam
and democracy, this deplorable fashion has been fraught with unfortunate
consequences.
Intelligent discussion of Islamism, demokrasia, and Islam requires
clear and accurate definitions. Without them, analysis will collapse into
confusion and policy making will suffer. My own view, formed after
miaka thelathini ya utafiti na tafakari kuhusu jambo hilo, huo ni Uislamu na
demokrasia kweli inaendana, ili mradi kwamba baadhi ya muhimu ya kidini
mageuzi yanafanywa. Tabia ya kufanya mageuzi kama haya ni nini
Naona kukosa Uislamu wa kisiasa. Maslahi yangu binafsi—kama Mwarabu-
Mtaalamu na mtaalamu wa demokrasia ya Kiislamu-ni kukuza uanzishwaji huo
ya demokrasia ya kisekula ndani ya upeo wa ustaarabu wa Kiislamu.
Ili kusaidia kuondoa mkanganyiko ambao mara nyingi huzunguka
mada hii, Nitaweka mambo kadhaa ya msingi ya kuzingatia. Ya kwanza ni
hiyo, kufikia hapa; kufikia sasa, Matendo ya Magharibi dhidi ya Uislamu wa kisiasa yamekuwa na makosa
kwa sababu wamekosa msingi wa tathmini yenye msingi.
Isipokuwa bahati mbaya itaingilia kati, hakuna sera inayoweza kuwa bora kuliko tathmini
ambayo ni msingi wake. Tathmini sahihi ni mwanzo wa
hekima yote ya vitendo.
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