Peace in the Name of Allah: Islamic Discourses on Treaties with Israel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783111540825)

From Anwar al-Sadat's dramatic gambit in 1977 to the surprising declaration of the Abraham Accords in 2020, making peace with Israel was always a tough sell for Arab regimes. Through an analysis of hundreds of fatwas, sermons, essays, books, interviews, poems, postage stamps and other media, Peace in the Name of Allah examines how Egyptian, Jordanian, and Emirati political and religious authorities introduced Islamic justifications for peace with Israel, and how those opposed countered them. The discussion demonstrates the flexible and ambiguous nature of revelation-based political discourses; Islam is neither 'for' nor 'against' peace with Israel - people are, as different Muslim political actors take competing or even contradictory positions.

Author: Ofir Winter
ISBN-10: 3111540820
ISBN-13: 9783111540825
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2024
Pages: 259
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d