Accounting Rulers: The Rights and Obligations of the Ummah
About this Event
What responsibilities do rulers carry towards the people they govern? What rights and obligations belong to the Ummah? And how should those entrusted with authority be held to account?
This seminar will explore these questions through the lens of Islamic political thought, examining the relationship between authority, responsibility, accountability and the Ummah. The session will consider the principles that govern the relationship between rulers and the people, while providing space for reflection, questions and discussion.
Dr Reza Pankhurst is a political scientist and historian specialising in the Middle East and Islamic movements. He holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and is the author of The Inevitable Caliphate? A History of the Struggle for Global Islamic Union, 1924 to the Present and Hizb-ut-Tahrir: The Untold History of the Liberation Party. His published work examines Islamic political thought, political movements and debates surrounding the Caliphate in the modern Muslim world.
Join us for an evening of serious discussion on leadership, accountability and the responsibilities that exist between those who hold authority and the wider Ummah.
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