Human rights abuses and violations in Saudi Arabia attract international condemnation. But within the country, an Islamic civil rights movement, 'HASM', has called for change. While its members have received international human rights awards, the Saudi authorities have persecuted and imprisoned them.
This book is the first to study human rights in the kingdom from the perspective of these prominent Saudi civil rights activists, uncovering the actual ideas that motivate their activism. Based on analysis of the group's texts, the book highlights that HASM neither supports an overthrow of the government, of which they are accused, nor are they "liberal" advocates of universal human rights. Their complex thought is a contribution to contemporary Islamic discourse because they make a case for 'peaceful civil jihad' through the protection of citizens' basic rights, but within a rigid, Salafist interpretation of social affairs that imposes heavy limits on politics, human rights and democracy. Furthermore, HASM's texts use war rhetoric and anti-Semitic language, with different arguments and words for domestic or international audiences.
The most comprehensive text on this Islamic civil rights movement, the book employs detailed discourse analysis and includes sources from HASM texts in both Arabic and English.
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This book is a valuable addition to several sets of scholarly literature: Islamic studies, Islamic intellectual history, peace studies, social movement studies, religious studies, and Middle Eastern studies. Enz-Harlass draws upon a wealth of primary sources ranging from books, poetry, lectures, and other writings, carefully analysing them to produce a richly detailed look at an Islamic civil rights organization in an authoritarian state. -- Christopher Anzalone * The Muslim World Book Review *
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Peter Enz-Harlass is a civil servant in the Austrian Ministry of Defence, Austria, having completed his doctorate in Oriental Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria. His first book on Tunisian philosopher Ibn Khaldun was published in German in 2012. His work on Saudi Arabia has been published in Middle Eastern Studies.
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Austrian Ministry of Defence, Austria
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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Saudi Arabia's Islamic Civil Rights Movement
Part One: The History And The Ideas Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement
1. Political Discourse In Saudi Arabia
2. Re-Interpreting Key Religious Concepts - The Islamo-Reformist Discussion Of The 2000s And 2010s Ce
3. The Theory Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement
4. Heroes Or Heretics - Reactions To Hasm's Ideas
Part Two: Analysing Islamic Civil Rights Discourse
5. Scholars, Activists And Intellectuals - The Movement's Social Background
6. From Words To Proofs - The Language And Arguments Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement
7. Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - Which Authors Do They Quote?
8. Problems And Concepts - The Intellectual Building Blocks Of Their Theory
9. The Limits Of The Theory Of The Islamic Civil Rights Movement
Conclusion - The Salafist Civil Rights Jihad
Bibliography
Annex A - Arabic Original Of Hasm's Founding Declaration
Annex B - English Translation Of Hasm's Founding Declaration
Annex C - Table: Quranic Verses Quoted In The Analysed Texts
Annex D - Table: Sources Quoted In The Analysed Texts
