Seeking the Muslim Gandhi: Asghar Ali Engineer and the Shifting Positions on 11 September 2001 Debates on Islam and Violence

This paper examines the question of Islam and its relationship to violence in Muslim reformer Asghar Ali Engineer's pre- and post-11 September 2001 works in response to the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. We argue that that while his pre-9/11 approach...

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Authors: Esack, Farid 1956- (Author) ; Kunnummal, Ashraf (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Religion & theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 282-309
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Engineer, Asghar Ali 1939-2013 / Islam / Liberation theology / Eleventh of September terrorist attack / Non-violence / Debate
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
Further subjects:B liberal Islam
B Muslim Gandhi
B Asghar Ali Engineer
B Islamic liberation theology
B Islam and violence
B bad Muslim / good Muslim
B 11 / Muslims and 9
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