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The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy: Islam and the Arab RevolutionsFriday, June 24th at 7:30 PM (25 Dhul Qadah)
Room: A145, Sheridan College - Hazel McCallion Campus 4180 Duke of York Blvd, Mississauga, ON Presented by: Dr. Usaama al-Azami (University of Oxford) |
Since the Arab Spring and the events that followed, Muslim societies have been seeking to understand the view of the Sharia towards tyranny and, on the other hand, accountable government. The events following the Arab Spring revealed divisions within the scholarly class as well as competing interpretations of the Sharia. Despite being united by a single tradition, and by an ostensible commitment to Islamic principles and Islamic law, Ulama have found themselves divided between two competing and diametrically opposed camps. While one camp zealously supported the Arab Spring protests and stood in opposition to the counter-revolutionary forces, the other camp opposed the Arab Spring protests and stood in support of the counter-revolutionary forces. This debate has polarized not only Ulama within Arab countries that witnessed political change following the Arab Spring, but the debate also attracted Ulama on a global scale.
Dr. Usaama al-Azami’s book, "Islam and the Arab Revolutions”, is the first book of its kind which gives deep insights into the reactions to the Arab Spring within the Islamic scholarly class. From the beginning of the Tunisian protests, to the massacre in Rabaa Square in Egypt, the book tracks how ‘Ulama from different backgrounds reacted to the unfolding events and how they justified their varying positions in reliance on Islamic law. In this in-person CIK Talk, Dr. al-Azami returns to the CIK Talks platform to shed light on the main scholarly figures that have come to be seen as symbols for their respective viewpoints and how the divisions evolved and manifested themselves over the course of the Arab Spring and its aftermath.
Dr. Usaama al-Azami’s book, "Islam and the Arab Revolutions”, is the first book of its kind which gives deep insights into the reactions to the Arab Spring within the Islamic scholarly class. From the beginning of the Tunisian protests, to the massacre in Rabaa Square in Egypt, the book tracks how ‘Ulama from different backgrounds reacted to the unfolding events and how they justified their varying positions in reliance on Islamic law. In this in-person CIK Talk, Dr. al-Azami returns to the CIK Talks platform to shed light on the main scholarly figures that have come to be seen as symbols for their respective viewpoints and how the divisions evolved and manifested themselves over the course of the Arab Spring and its aftermath.
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