Shaker Al-Nabulsi

Shaker Al Nabulsi (December 5, 1940 – January 6, 2014) was an American author and columnist of Jordanian descent.

Biography

al-Nabulsi was a signatory of the St. Petersburg Declaration at the Secular Islam Summit and authored numerous books and widely cited articles on politics, religion, literature and the Arab world. He stated that Sharia laws could only be understood in the context of the period when they were written, and contested the idea that they are eternal. He also called for holding radical clerics to account for Islamic terrorism.

According to al-Nabulsi, "There are individuals in the Muslim world who pose as clerics and issue death sentences against those they disagree with. These individuals give Islam a bad name and foster hatred among civilizations."

In 2006, Al-Nabulsi warned that Hezbollah was planning to establish an Islamic republic in Lebanon modeled on Iran.

Al-Nabulsi coined the term "neo-liberals" for late-twentieth century liberals in the Arab world, and served as their spokesperson.

Published works (Arabic)

References

  1. ↑ Rabasa, Angel; Benard, Cheryl; Schwartz, Lowell H. (2007). Building Moderate Muslim Networks. Rand Corporation. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8330-4122-7.
  2. ↑ Azani, Eitan (2008). Hezbollah: The Story of the Party of God: From Revolution to Institutionalization. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-230-61801-5.
  3. ↑ Hatina, Meir; Schumann, Christoph (2016). Arab Liberal Thought After 1967: Old Dilemmas, New Perceptions. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-137-55141-2.