what I'm currently reading......is "Islam and Democracy" by Fatima Mernissi, a Moroccan sociologist. Her writing is beautifully poetic. The first pages are about why in her opinion the Muslim world is scared of Western democracy. She says many ideas of Western democracy reflect an old Islamic dream that Muslims have so far failed to accomplish due to the reign of selfish and powerful caliphs.
¶ Mittwoch, August 16, 2006