Publication

24 Sep 2007

This paper argues that political spaces should be opened up to allow the existence of a moderate strand of political Islam. The author defines political Islam as the idea that the religion and politics are two inseparable parts. He argues that contextual understanding of Islam is one of its fundamental characteristics and goes on to refute absolutism in political Islam, applying it within the social setting of Singapore.

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Author Muhammad Haniff bin Hassan
Series RSIS Working Papers
Issue 138
Publisher S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Copyright © 2007 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
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