Muted Modernists
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Muted Modernists
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Author : Madawi Al-Rasheed
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Muted Modernists written by Madawi Al-Rasheed and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Political Science categories.
Analysis of both official and opposition Saudi divine politics is often monolithic, conjuring images of conservatism, radicalism, misogyny and resistance to democracy. Madawi Al-Rasheed challenges this stereotype as she examines a long tradition of engaging with modernism that gathered momentum with the Arab uprisings and incurred the wrath of both the regime and its Wahhabi supporters. With this nascent modernism, constructions of new divine politics, anchored in a rigorous reinterpretation of foundational Islamic texts and civil society activism are emerging in a context where authoritarian rule prefers its advocates to remain muted. The author challenges scholarly wisdom on Islamism in general and blurs the boundaries between secular and religious politics.
Peaceful Jihad
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Author : Peter Enz-Harlass
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-10-06
Peaceful Jihad written by Peter Enz-Harlass and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-06 with Social Science categories.
Human rights abuses and violations in Saudi Arabia attract international condemnation. But within the country, an Islamic civil rights movement, 'HASM', has called for change. While its members have received international human rights awards, the Saudi authorities have persecuted and imprisoned them. This book is the first to study human rights in the kingdom from the perspective of these prominent Saudi civil rights activists, uncovering the actual ideas that motivate their activism. Based on analysis of the group's texts, the book highlights that HASM neither supports an overthrow of the government, of which they are accused, nor are they “liberal” advocates of universal human rights. Their complex thought is a contribution to contemporary Islamic discourse because they make a case for 'peaceful civil jihad' through the protection of citizens' basic rights, but within a rigid, Salafist interpretation of social affairs that imposes heavy limits on politics, human rights and democracy. Furthermore, HASM's texts use war rhetoric and anti-Semitic language, with different arguments and words for domestic or international audiences. The most comprehensive text on this Islamic civil rights movement, the book employs detailed discourse analysis and includes sources from HASM texts in both Arabic and English.
Graveyard Of Clerics
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Author : Pascal Menoret
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-07
Graveyard Of Clerics written by Pascal Menoret and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with Social Science categories.
The inside story of political protest in Saudi Arabia—on the ground, in the suburbs, and in the face of increasing state repression. Graveyard of Clerics takes up two global phenomena intimately linked in Saudi Arabia: urban sprawl and religious activism. Saudi suburbia emerged after World War II as citizens fled crowded inner cities. Developed to encourage a society of docile, isolated citizens, suburbs instead opened new spaces for political action. Religious activists in particular turned homes, schools, mosques, and summer camps into resources for mobilization. With the support of suburban grassroots networks, activists won local elections and found opportunities to protest government actions—until they faced a new wave of repression under the current Saudi leadership. Pascal Menoret spent four years in Saudi Arabia in the places where today’s Islamic activism first emerged. With this book, he tells the stories of the people actively countering the Saudi state and highlights how people can organize and protest even amid increasingly intense police repression. This book changes the way we look at religious activism in Saudi Arabia. It also offers a cautionary tale: the ongoing repression by Saudi elites—achieved often with the complicity of the international community—is shutting down grassroots political movements with significant consequences for the country and the world. “A distinguished ethnographer, Pascal Menoret excavates the Islamic Awakening in Saudi Arabia with great empathy and understanding. Once again, he demonstrates his ability to penetrate a world often associated with radicalism, bigotry, intolerance and violence, bringing us face to face with the men of the movement, and their rise and demise in the Saudi state.” —Madawi al-Rasheed, author of The Son King
Salman S Legacy
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Author : Madawi Al-Rasheed
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Salman S Legacy written by Madawi Al-Rasheed and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Political Science categories.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia began his rule in 2015 confronted with a series of unprecedented challenges. The dilemmas he has faced are new and significant, from leadership shuffles and falling oil prices to regional and international upheaval. Salman's Legacy interrogates this era and assesses its multiple social, political, regional and international challenges. Whether Salman's policies have saved the kingdom from serious upheaval is yet to be seen, but no doubt a new kingdom is emerging. This book offers historical and contemporary insights into the various problems that persist in haunting the Saudi state. Madawi Al-Rasheed brings together well-established historians and social scientists with deep knowledge of Saudi Arabia--its history, culture and contemporary politics--to reflect on Salman's kingdom. They trace both policy continuities and recent ruptures that have perplexed observers of Saudi Arabia. This lucid and nuanced analysis invites serious reflection on the Saudi leadership's capacity to withstand the recent challenges, especially those that came with the Arab uprisings. At stake is the future of a country that remains vital to regional stability, international security, and the global economy.
The Taylorized Beauty Of The Mechanical
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Author : Mauro F. Guillén
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-11-10
The Taylorized Beauty Of The Mechanical written by Mauro F. Guillén and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-10 with Architecture categories.
The dream of scientific management was a rationalized machine world where life would approach the perfection of an assembly line. But since its early twentieth-century peak this dream has come to seem a dehumanizing nightmare. Henry Ford's assembly lines turned out a quarter of a million cars in 1914, but all of them were black. Forgotten has been the unparalleled new aesthetic beauty once seen in the ideas of Ford and scientific management pioneer Frederick Winslow Taylor. In The Taylorized Beauty of the Mechanical, Mauro Guillén recovers this history and retells the story of the emergence of modernist architecture as a romance with the ideas of scientific management--one that permanently reshaped the profession of architecture. Modernist architecture's pioneers, Guillén shows, found in scientific management the promise of a new, functional, machine-like--and beautiful--architecture, and the prospect of a new role for the architect as technical professional and social reformer. Taylor and Ford had a signal influence on Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and on Le Corbusier and his Towards a New Architecture, the most important manifesto of modernist architecture. Architects were so enamored with the ideas of scientific management that they adopted them even when there was no functional advantage to do so. Not a traditional architectural history but rather a sociological study of the profession of architecture during its early modernist period, The Taylorized Beauty of the Mechanical provides a new understanding of the degree to which modernist architecture emerged from a tradition of engineering and industrial management.
Charity In Saudi Arabia
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Author : Nora Derbal
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Charity In Saudi Arabia written by Nora Derbal and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with History categories.
An innovative study of charity practices in Saudi Arabia, focusing on ordinary Saudis who provide charity to the poor and needy.
Islam And The New Totalitarianism
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Author : Robert Corfe
language : en
Publisher: Arena books
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Islam And The New Totalitarianism written by Robert Corfe and has been published by Arena books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with Religion categories.
An analysis of the worldwide problem of Islamic culture and religiosity and its incompatibility with the demands of modernity, and how a secular Islam may be created for a harmonious future for all humanity.
The Global Spread Of Islamism And The Consequences For Terrorism
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Author : Michael Freeman
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2021-02
The Global Spread Of Islamism And The Consequences For Terrorism written by Michael Freeman and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02 with History categories.
Michael Freeman highlights several key events of 1979 that caused the current wave of Islamist terrorism.
Routledge Handbook Of Political Islam
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Author : Shahram Akbarzadeh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-29
Routledge Handbook Of Political Islam written by Shahram Akbarzadeh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with Political Science categories.
This updated, second edition of the Handbook of Political Islam covers a range of political actors that use Islam to advance their cause. While they share the ultimate vision of establishing a political system governed by Islam, their tactics and methods can be very different. Capturing this diversity, this volume also sheds light on some of the less-known experiences from South East Asia to North Africa. Drawing on expertise from some of the top scholars in the world, the chapters examine the main issues surrounding political Islam across the world, including: Theoretical foundations of political Islam Historical background Geographical spread of Islamist movements Political strategies adopted by Islamist groups Terrorism Attitudes towards democracy Relations between Muslims and the West in the international sphere Challenges of integration Gender relations Capturing the geographical spread of Islamism and the many manifestations of this political phenomenon make this book a key resource for students and researchers interested in political Islam, Muslim affairs and the Middle East.
The Normalization Of Saudi Law
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Author : Chibli Mallat
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-11
The Normalization Of Saudi Law written by Chibli Mallat and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-11 with Law categories.
"At the turn of the 20th century, a minor principality with a kingly ambition emerged from the victorious occupation of the strategic town of Riyadh by a small group of warriors led by a young man, 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd al-Rahman Al Faysal Al Sa'ud. In the qualification of the city-oasis - riyad in Arabic is plural for rawda, green pasture, meadow, orchard - the word 'strategic' is retrospective. No one paid attention to yet another raid in the middle of the Arabian desert - a ghazwa, the tribal conquest of time immemorial. The raiders were local protagonists, according to Saudi lore some sixty members of the followers of ibn Saud, as he became known in the West many years later, battling their Rashid rivals whom they dislodged from the oasis and its surroundings. It seemed then to be the continuation of a small, insignificant turf war between tribal protagonists who had been at it for at least two centuries"--