An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed. <br/><br/>
Islam and the Secular State :  Negotiating the Future of Shari`a. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (337 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Muslims Need a Secular State -- Chapter 2. Islam, the State, and Politics in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 3. Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship -- Chapter 4. India: State Secularism and Communal Violence -- Chapter 5. Turkey: Contradictions of Authoritarian Secularism -- Chapter 6. Indonesia: Realities of Diversity and Prospects of Pluralism -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Negotiating the Future of ShariÀa -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/> What should be the place of Shari'a--Islamic religious law--in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674033764 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP190 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.272