12 February 2012

Rashid Ghannouchi on Britain, Islam and liberal democracy

.... The struggle of those that came out on to the streets of Tunisia is for accountable government," Ms Azzam says. "Within that context, they still want respect for Islamic values, but I don't think that there is a desire for an Islamic system of government that throws away democracy."

Anas Altikriti says Mr Ghannouchi's theories are helping the Muslim Brotherhood to stop talking endlessly about ideology and instead address the tough questions - such as how to create jobs - that the electorate care about most.

"For the past 30 years the Muslim Brotherhood has been raising the slogan, 'Islam is the answer,'" he says. "Well now they really need to answer many, many tough questions." [BBC] Read more