Political Islam Versus Secularism
A new book sparks a heated debate between Muslims of different schools September 2008
[NB: this is a longer version of the article published in the September 2008 issue.]
“Those who thought that religion could be separate from politics understand neither religion nor politics.” —Mahatma Gandhi
Two Muslim-majority countries that have registered significant gains for liberal democracy in recent years are Turkey and Indonesia. This is reflected in the rankings of Freedom…