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Earlier this year, Arab ministers of information, with the exception of Qatar, adopted a charter calling for regulation of satellite television broadcasting after an extensive public debate. Qatar, the home of Al Jazeera, did not reject the charter but has requested additional time to review the document. One of the articles in the charter generated a great deal of debate and controversy from a number of international media watchdog organizations, which expressed concern that the charter's perceived restrictions on the freedom of expression could be used to suppress independent and critical media voices that are essential to the growth of civil society and democracy.

Published in Association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsExplores the interaction between pre-Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform and change in Muslim communitiesPublished as Dalīl al-Muslim al-ḥazīn ilā muqtada-l-sulūk fī'l-qarn al-ʿishrīn in 1983, this book remains a timely and important read today. Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Spring challenge us to re-examine the interaction between the pre-modern Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform and change in Muslim communities.This book does exactly that, raising questions regarding issues about which other Muslim intellectuals and thinkers have been silent. These include – among others – current religious practice vs the Islamic ideal; the many additions to the original revelation; the veracity of the Prophet's biography and his sayings; the development of Sufism; and historical and ideological influences on Islamic thought.Key FeaturesMakes available in English an important contribution to modern Muslim thought from a prominent Egyptian thinkerLooks at how current religious practice conforms (or not) to the Islamic ideal when Islam was first revealedExplores the relationship between core, inner religious values and ritualistic practicesEngages critically with the sources by using historical, literal and logical criticism