{"product_id":"9780804774710","title":"The Challenge of Political Islam: Non-Muslims and the Egyptian State","description":"The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position. As \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Political Islam\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, Egyptian Islamists today are more integrated into the political arena than ever, and are voicing a broad spectrum of positions, including a vision of Islamic citizenship more inclusive of non-Muslims.  Based on Islamist writings, political tracts, and interviews with Islamists—including members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and other important contemporary thinkers—this book looks closely at how modern, politically-oriented Egyptian Islamists perceive non-Muslims in an Islamic state and how non-Muslims respond. Clarifying the movement's aims, this work uncovers how Islamists have responded to the pressures of modernity, the degree to which the movement has been influenced by both a historical Islamic framework and Western modes of political thinking, and the necessity to reconsider the notion that secularism is a precondition for toleration.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067969487088,"sku":"9780804774710","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804774710_p0.jpg?v=1763727339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804774710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}