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Tenets of the Islamist movement that have come under criticism include: restrictions on freedom of expression to prevent apostasy from and insults to Islam; [9] that Islam is not only a religion but a governing system; [10] that historical Sharia, or Islamic law, is one, universal system of law, accessible to humanity, and necessary to ...
Subjects of criticism include Islamic beliefs, practices, and doctrines. Criticism of Islam has been present since its formative stages, and early expressions of disapproval were made by Christians, Jews, and some former Muslims like Ibn al-Rawandi. [1] Subsequently, the Muslim world itself faced criticism after the September 11 attacks. [2] [3 ...
Robert Spencer (born 1962, a Melkite), American author and blogger best known for his criticism of Islam and research into Islamic terrorism and jihad. Brigitte Gabriel (born 1964, a Maronite Catholic ), survivor of the sectarian Civil War in Lebanon (1975–1990), lived in Israel some time before moving to the United States, where she is an ...
Maududi called the system he outlined a "theo-democracy", which he argued would be different from a theocracy as the term is understood in the Christian West, because it would be run by the entire Muslim community (pious Muslims who followed sharia), rather than ruled by a clerical class in the name of God. [1] [30]
This category is for articles related to Criticism of Islam as a method of disciplined, rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, evaluation, or systematic study that focuses on reflective assessment and critique of a written or oral discourse in Islamic religion.
Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group. The Sunni militant group also ...
Rida called on Arabs to make a pan-Islamist project aimed at the revival of the Islamic caliphate which incorporates all Muslim lands. [9] Rida also called upon Muslims to build a political system based on Islam; rather than nationalism, which he frequently condemned as a Western ideology. [10] [11] [12]
Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a political system is superior to communism, liberal democracy, capitalism, and other alternatives in achieving a just, successful society. [2]