Peace in the Name of Allah: Islamic Discourses on Treaties with Israel (De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences, 3) Hardcover – February 21, 2022
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| Management number | 220812508 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $27.80 | Model Number | 220812508 | ||
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From Anwar al-Sadat’s dramatic gambit in 1977 to the surprising declaration of the Abraham Accords in 2020, making peace with Israel was always a tough sell for Arab regimes. Through an analysis of hundreds of fatwas, sermons, essays, books, interviews, poems, postage stamps and other media, Peace in the Name of Allah examines how Egyptian, Jordanian, and Emirati political and religious authorities introduced Islamic justifications for peace with Israel, and how those opposed countered them. The discussion demonstrates the flexible and ambiguous nature of revelation-based political discourses; Islam is neither ‘for’ nor ‘against’ peace with Israel – people are, as different Muslim political actors take competing or even contradictory positions. Read more
| ISBN10 | 3110735121 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-3110735123 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.63 x 9.21 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.12 pounds |
| Print length | 259 pages |
| Part of series | De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences |
| Publication date | February 21, 2022 |
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