Islam and Liberal Citizenship: The Search for an Overlapping Consensus charles van doren How do we begin to

How do we begin to learn the art of disagreement

lived through the stirring era that saw the rise

Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba's famous Quranic commentary

or possibly the darker side of his own personality

Author: Sachiko Murata

Islam and Liberal Citizenship: The Search for an Overlapping Consensus charles van doren How do we begin toHow can Muslims be both good citizens of liberal democracies and good Muslims? This is among the most pressing questions of our time, particularly in contemporary Europe. Some argue that Muslims have no tradition of separation of church and state and therefore can't participate in secular, pluralist society. At the other extreme, some Muslims argue that it is the duty of all believers to resist Western forms of government and to impose Islamic law.