Al-Buti and The Syrian Revolution

This book by Bachar Bakour examines the figure of Sheikh Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti, a prominent Syrian scholar, and his contested position during the Syrian revolution.

Situated within the Politics in Islamic Perspective category, the work engages with the political and religious controversies surrounding al-Buti's stance, weighing questions of loyalty, reform, and the role of religious authority in times of upheaval. It offers readers a close, critical look at how one influential scholar navigated one of the modern Muslim world's most divisive conflicts, useful for anyone studying contemporary Islamic political thought.