Liberalism in Twentieth Century Egyptian Thought

by Makoto Mizutani

2014 216 pages eng

"The role of Islam in the modern state and the interpretation and implementation of Shari'a law are widely debated. The concept of Liberalism, as taken from the ideological writings of Ahmad Amin (1886-1954) and Husayn Amin (1932-), offers a unique view on the development and reception of these issu…