Against Islamic extremism

by Muḥammad Saʻīd ʻAshmāwī

In the struggle against Islamic extremism, one of the first and most influential voices is that of Muhammad Sa'id al-'Ashmawy, former chief justice of the High Court of Cairo. He is widely recognized for the forcefulness of his writing in the intense struggle to redefine Islam in the modern world and especially for his courage in remaining in Egypt and standing up to extremists while under constant armed guard. This volume makes available to Western readers the writings of a prominent intellectual of the modern Islamic world, carefully organized, edited, and introduced to contextualize al-'Ashmawy's political and ideological position.