Cihan Tugal: 2 books
The Fall of the Turkish Model
How the Arab Uprisings Brought Down Islamic Liberalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
The brief rise and precipitous fall of “Islamic liberalism”
Just a few short years ago, the “Turkish Model” was being hailed across the world. The New York Times gushed that prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) had “effectively integrated...
Caring for the Poor
Islamic and Christian Benevolence in a Liberal World
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Based on several years of fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey, Caring for the Poor tells the stories of charity providers and volunteers. The book also places their stories within the overall development of Islamic ethics. Muslim charity, Tuğal argues, has interacted with Christian and secular Western...