Legacy of the prophet: despots, democrats, and the new politics of Islam

Abstract

* Note on Transliterations * Acknowledgments * Introduction * 1. A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times * 2. Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted * 3. The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders * 4. God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism * 5. Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power * 6. Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam * 7. From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground * 8. The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy * Epilogue * Notes * Selected Bibliography * Index

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