Islamic tolerance and the West: early encounters and influences

This article is an attempt to explore the conception of tolerance as an inherent principle of Islam, and to show how it was practised when Islam was a political and cultural power. It will be argued that Muslim practice of religious and cultural tolerance proves to be one of the very first examples...

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Main Author: Naseri, Fahimeh (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2014-06.
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