Woolwich Terror, Surveillance, and the (Im)Possibility of Islamic Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6081593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hasan Azad (corresponding author), Hasan Azad Hasan Azad |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2470-7074 • E-ISSN: 2470-7066 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/jims.2.1.09 |
| OpenAlex | W2751776513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this essay I argue that Muslims across the board have internalized the Western discourse of the need to reform as a type of self-surveillance and as a means of living and being in the world. I examine the transnational Islamic political group Hizb ut-Tahrir's criticisms of British governmental and media-political pressures on Muslims to reform, and the Marrakech Declaration where "hundreds of Muslim scholars and intellectuals from over 120 countries ... gathered in Marrakesh ... to reaffirm the principles of the Charter of Medina." According to the declaration, non-Muslims in Muslim-majority countries are to be accorded freedom to live and practice their religions, in keeping with the Prophetic example. I also examine a discussion between the director of the "anti-extremism think tank" The Quilliam Foundation, Maajid Nawaz, and Sam Harris—one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism"—published as Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue, in which the question of the need for Islamic reform is central
Charter · Declaration · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |