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by Khaled Abou El Fadl (Author), Joshua Cohen (Editor), Deborah Chasman (Editor)
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"By giving democracy a technical and legal basis in Islamic law, El Fadl provides it with a certificate of authentication". -- Bezalel Stern, Jerusalem Post

El Fadl provides [democracy] with a certificate of authentication that secular writers . . . cannot. -- Bezalel Stern , The Jerusalem Post

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What El Fadl achieves in his short book is noteworthy primarily because he brings the concept of democracy home, literally, for the world's Muslims. By giving democracy a technical and legal basis in Islamic law, El Fadl provides it with a certificate of authentication that secular writers . . . cannot.
(Bezalel Stern The Jerusalem Post )

In a just world, Khaled Abou El Fadl would get as much publicity as Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bin Laden and Zarqawi blow up buildings and slaughter fellow Muslims. Abou El Fadl blows up everything those two terrorists supposedly believe in.
(Carlin Romano Philadelphia Inquirer )

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  • Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (March 8, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691119384
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691119380
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #419,304 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book, November 19, 2008
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This is a great read. Abou el Fadl makes a clear argument and articulates his opinion on how and Islamic democracy would look like. Some of the reviews by other scholars are not that good (quite frankly a few appear not to have read the original article but all in all a great read.
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