Gute Regierangsführung: Neue Stimmen aus der islamischen Welt

Can Muslim majority states and societies move towards a greater degree of freedom, participation and good governance than is presently to be observed? The issue is highly charged and contested. What is at issue is not the compatibility of Islam, good governance and human rights, but of Muslim interp...

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Published in:Verfassung und Recht in Übersee 2005-09, Vol.38 (3), p.258-275
Main Author: Krämer, Gudrun
Format: Article
Language:ger
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Summary:Can Muslim majority states and societies move towards a greater degree of freedom, participation and good governance than is presently to be observed? The issue is highly charged and contested. What is at issue is not the compatibility of Islam, good governance and human rights, but of Muslim interpretations of their Islamic legacy and identity, and Islamist interpretations more particularly. A Reform Initiative published by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in March 2004 offers interesting insights into core elements of contemporary Islamic discourse as endorsed by the pragmatic wing of the wider Islamist movement: in it, the Muslim Brothers call for a "constitutional, parliamentary and democratic republican order" to be established in Egypt, that guarantees equal rights and duties to all citizens within the framework of the Sharia, the comprehensive moral and legal code commonly presented as Islamic law. This goes well beyond more conventional conceptualizations of a Sharia based "Islamic order", but leaves important questions to be resolved, especially in the field of human rights and liberties.
ISSN:0506-7286