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The author refers to a book by Dr. Abd al-Mu‘ṭī Bayyūmī entitled, ‘Al-Islām wa-al-Dawlah al-Madanīyah,’ [Islam and the Civil State] which condemns the narrow view and intolerance of some Islamic groups.
Jābir ‘Asfūr reviews the book written by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī entitled, ‘Islam wa al-Dawlah al-Madaniyah’ [Islam and the Civil State], which considers an Islamic state and the human rights and civil liberties that this state enforces.,
Jābir ‘Asfūr writes about how Rifā‘ah al-Tahtāwī adopted the concepts of a civil state.
Jābir ‘Asfūr reflects on Grand Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī’s response to his articles on the perils of a religious state. He was pleased with Ṭanṭāwī’s refusal of a religious state, particularly in light of the respect Ṭanṭāwī has earned in Islamic communities.
Dr. ‘Asfūr warns of the increasing penetration of Islamic fundamentalists in society. He suggests a radical change that can bring about a reform in all aspects of life.
‘Aṣfūr stresses the importance of paving the way before civil political parties to have an active role in Egyptian society that appears to have been taken over by two dominating powers; namely the ruling National Democratic Party and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
In this article, the sixth in a series entitled, ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Dr. Jābir ‘Aṣfūr describes the supporters of the concept of a religious state as being opponents of citizenship and nationalism.
Dr. Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Culture, responds to an article entitled, ’No Theocracy in Islām,’ authored by the grand Imām of the Azhar, Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, published in al-Ahrām on February 21, 2007.
In a series of articles entitled, ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture, warns of the dangers of Islamic theocracy.
In a series of articles entitled, ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture, warns against the dangers of Islamic theocracy.

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