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Islam | Islam Presents an Obstacle to Democracy
Will the real political Islam stand up? In July 1996, the leader of Turkey’s Islamist Refah (Welfare) Party, Necmettin Erbakan, emerged as prime minister in a coalition government. Despite Erbakan’s past rhetoric, his government seemed to act cautiously, respecting the secular institutions of state, preserving Turkey’s NATO membership, and even maintaining relations with Israel. Was this not proof that Islamists could be trusted with power and its prerogatives?
Then in September 1996, the Taleban, another Islamist movement, overran the Afghan capital of Kabul. In a spasm of...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Islamic Values Are Incompatible with Western Values
- Islamic Values Are Compatible with Western Values
- Islam Presents an Obstacle to Democracy
- Islam Does Not Present an Obstacle to Democracy
- Islam Suppresses Freedom of Speech
- Claims That Islam Suppresses Freedom of Speech Are Hypocritical
- Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Islamic Terrorism Poses a Threat to the United States
- The Problem of Islamic Terrorism Is Overstated
- The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Advocates Violence
- The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Does Not Advocate Violence
- The Media Stereotype Muslims as Terrorists
- Media Stereotypes Do Not Define the Image of Muslims
- Chapter 4
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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