Researcher and the project manager at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of West Bohemia, in Pilsen, Czech republic and PhD. candidate on Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In his research he is focused on modern history of North Africa, Berber culture and identity, relations between Czechoslovakia and North Africa through history and contemporary migration and integration in the area of central Europe.
Židé v islámu: Koncept ahl adh-dhimma a případová studie židovské menšiny v Maroku, 2018
JEWS IN ISLAM: DEFINING AHL ADH-DHIMMA AND A CASE STUDY OF THE JEWISH MINORITY IN MOROCCO
Jews in... more JEWS IN ISLAM: DEFINING AHL ADH-DHIMMA AND A CASE STUDY OF THE JEWISH MINORITY IN MOROCCO Jews in Islam assesses comprehensively the status of the Jewish minority, both theoretically in Islam (in Islamic jurisprudence), and in practice using the history of various Muslim countries, with particular reference to the situation in Morocco. The opening chapters deal with the theory of the position of non-Muslims in an Islamic state from the viewpoint of the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh ). They present the key sources of this issue, i.e. the relevant verses of the Qur’an and applicable ahadith or achbar, and especially the documented covenants of the Muslims and non-Muslims from early-Islamic history, which illustrate the true practice of the Prophet Muhammad and his close followers. They demonstrate the crucial differences in understanding of basic concepts that categorise „people of the book“ (ahl al-kitab ) and „protected people“ (ahl adh-dhimma ), as seen from the perspective of four Sunni schools and selected Shiite legal experts. This issue is completed by the first Czech translation of the Medina Constitution / Charter and of the Covenant of ‘Umar from the original Arabic language. After the theoretical legal introduction, the book summarises the development of attitudes towards the Jewish minority during the rise of Islam and upto the present, and it draws attention to the erratic acceptance of the Jewish minority by the ruling Muslim dynasties. This chapter ends with a review of the history of Jewry in individual Muslim countries during the 20th century, thus showing the abrupt end of the history of major Jewish Diasporas in Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and the current situation of the last Jewish minorities in Iran, Turkey, and Tunisia. The second major part of the book is specifically dedicated to the Jews of Morocco, the third largest Jewish community of the Middle East (after Iran and Turkey). The monograph first briefly summarises the complete history of Jewry on the territory that forms present-day Morocco, followed by two specialised studies. 207 The first study deals with the period of the late 19th and early 20th century, when significant changes to the status of Moroccan Jewry occurred, mainly due to the profound impact of European powers. The text describes in detail the process of urbanisation, emancipation and secularisation, as well as the economic and cultural importance of a thriving Moroccan Jewish community. In particular, it highlights and incisively explains how and why this seemingly beneficial change has led to a long-term worsening of Jewish-Muslim relations. The second study is focused mainly on the contemporary history of the Jews in Morocco; it opens the not very well-known and particularly sensitive question of the relationship between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. It reveals ties much closer than expected, and the development of mutual co-operation in economic, security and diplomatic terms. Specifically, it highlights the growing tourist trade between the two nations, and explores the impact of the Moroccan Jews in their new homeland of Israel after exile from the Kingdom.
Práce se zabývá vývojem politického systému a liberalizačním procesem v Marockém království v obd... more Práce se zabývá vývojem politického systému a liberalizačním procesem v Marockém království v období od získání nezávislosti po události označované jako arabské jaro. Zvláštní důraz je kladen reformní kroky krále Muhammada VI.Katedra blízkovýchodních studiíObhájenoThis thesis deals with evolution of political system and liberalization process in Kingdom of Morocco in period of gaining independence to events usually called "Arab spring". Special focus is put on reform attemps of king Muhammad VI
Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 ... more Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 Socialni a politicke transformace vybraných zemi Blizkeho východu a Afriky.
Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 ... more Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 Socialni a politicke transformace vybraných zemi Blizkeho východu a Afriky.
Židé v islámu: Koncept ahl adh-dhimma a případová studie židovské menšiny v Maroku, 2018
JEWS IN ISLAM: DEFINING AHL ADH-DHIMMA AND A CASE STUDY OF THE JEWISH MINORITY IN MOROCCO
Jews in... more JEWS IN ISLAM: DEFINING AHL ADH-DHIMMA AND A CASE STUDY OF THE JEWISH MINORITY IN MOROCCO Jews in Islam assesses comprehensively the status of the Jewish minority, both theoretically in Islam (in Islamic jurisprudence), and in practice using the history of various Muslim countries, with particular reference to the situation in Morocco. The opening chapters deal with the theory of the position of non-Muslims in an Islamic state from the viewpoint of the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh ). They present the key sources of this issue, i.e. the relevant verses of the Qur’an and applicable ahadith or achbar, and especially the documented covenants of the Muslims and non-Muslims from early-Islamic history, which illustrate the true practice of the Prophet Muhammad and his close followers. They demonstrate the crucial differences in understanding of basic concepts that categorise „people of the book“ (ahl al-kitab ) and „protected people“ (ahl adh-dhimma ), as seen from the perspective of four Sunni schools and selected Shiite legal experts. This issue is completed by the first Czech translation of the Medina Constitution / Charter and of the Covenant of ‘Umar from the original Arabic language. After the theoretical legal introduction, the book summarises the development of attitudes towards the Jewish minority during the rise of Islam and upto the present, and it draws attention to the erratic acceptance of the Jewish minority by the ruling Muslim dynasties. This chapter ends with a review of the history of Jewry in individual Muslim countries during the 20th century, thus showing the abrupt end of the history of major Jewish Diasporas in Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and the current situation of the last Jewish minorities in Iran, Turkey, and Tunisia. The second major part of the book is specifically dedicated to the Jews of Morocco, the third largest Jewish community of the Middle East (after Iran and Turkey). The monograph first briefly summarises the complete history of Jewry on the territory that forms present-day Morocco, followed by two specialised studies. 207 The first study deals with the period of the late 19th and early 20th century, when significant changes to the status of Moroccan Jewry occurred, mainly due to the profound impact of European powers. The text describes in detail the process of urbanisation, emancipation and secularisation, as well as the economic and cultural importance of a thriving Moroccan Jewish community. In particular, it highlights and incisively explains how and why this seemingly beneficial change has led to a long-term worsening of Jewish-Muslim relations. The second study is focused mainly on the contemporary history of the Jews in Morocco; it opens the not very well-known and particularly sensitive question of the relationship between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. It reveals ties much closer than expected, and the development of mutual co-operation in economic, security and diplomatic terms. Specifically, it highlights the growing tourist trade between the two nations, and explores the impact of the Moroccan Jews in their new homeland of Israel after exile from the Kingdom.
Práce se zabývá vývojem politického systému a liberalizačním procesem v Marockém království v obd... more Práce se zabývá vývojem politického systému a liberalizačním procesem v Marockém království v období od získání nezávislosti po události označované jako arabské jaro. Zvláštní důraz je kladen reformní kroky krále Muhammada VI.Katedra blízkovýchodních studiíObhájenoThis thesis deals with evolution of political system and liberalization process in Kingdom of Morocco in period of gaining independence to events usually called "Arab spring". Special focus is put on reform attemps of king Muhammad VI
Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 ... more Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 Socialni a politicke transformace vybraných zemi Blizkeho východu a Afriky.
Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 ... more Projekt SGS-2016-049 Maroko a Iran: naboženske mensiny v komparativni perspektivě a SGS-2018-040 Socialni a politicke transformace vybraných zemi Blizkeho východu a Afriky.
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Jews in Islam assesses comprehensively the status of the Jewish minority, both theoretically in Islam (in Islamic jurisprudence), and in practice using the history of various Muslim countries, with particular reference to the situation in Morocco.
The opening chapters deal with the theory of the position of non-Muslims in an Islamic state from the viewpoint of the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh ). They present the key sources of this issue, i.e. the relevant verses of the Qur’an and applicable ahadith or achbar, and especially the documented covenants of the Muslims and non-Muslims from early-Islamic history, which illustrate the true practice of the Prophet Muhammad and his close followers. They demonstrate the crucial differences in understanding of basic concepts that categorise „people of the book“ (ahl al-kitab ) and „protected people“ (ahl adh-dhimma ), as seen from the perspective of four Sunni schools and selected Shiite legal experts. This issue is completed by the first Czech translation of the Medina Constitution / Charter and of the Covenant of ‘Umar from the original Arabic language.
After the theoretical legal introduction, the book summarises the development of attitudes towards the Jewish minority during the rise of Islam and upto the present, and it draws attention to the erratic acceptance of the Jewish minority by the ruling Muslim dynasties. This chapter ends with a review of the history of Jewry in individual Muslim countries during the 20th century, thus showing the abrupt end of the history of major Jewish Diasporas in Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and the current situation of the last Jewish minorities in Iran, Turkey, and Tunisia.
The second major part of the book is specifically dedicated to the Jews of Morocco, the third largest Jewish community of the Middle East (after Iran and Turkey). The monograph first briefly summarises the complete history of Jewry on the territory that forms present-day Morocco, followed by two specialised studies.
207
The first study deals with the period of the late 19th and early 20th century, when significant changes to the status of Moroccan Jewry occurred, mainly due to the profound impact of European powers. The text describes in detail the process of urbanisation, emancipation and secularisation, as well as the economic and cultural importance of a thriving Moroccan Jewish community. In particular, it highlights and incisively explains how and why this seemingly beneficial change has led to a long-term worsening of Jewish-Muslim relations.
The second study is focused mainly on the contemporary history of the Jews in Morocco; it opens the not very well-known and particularly sensitive question of the relationship between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. It reveals ties much closer than expected, and the development of mutual co-operation in economic, security and diplomatic terms. Specifically, it highlights the growing tourist trade between the two nations, and explores the impact of the Moroccan Jews in their new homeland of Israel after exile from the Kingdom.
Papers by Jan Pěchota
Jews in Islam assesses comprehensively the status of the Jewish minority, both theoretically in Islam (in Islamic jurisprudence), and in practice using the history of various Muslim countries, with particular reference to the situation in Morocco.
The opening chapters deal with the theory of the position of non-Muslims in an Islamic state from the viewpoint of the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh ). They present the key sources of this issue, i.e. the relevant verses of the Qur’an and applicable ahadith or achbar, and especially the documented covenants of the Muslims and non-Muslims from early-Islamic history, which illustrate the true practice of the Prophet Muhammad and his close followers. They demonstrate the crucial differences in understanding of basic concepts that categorise „people of the book“ (ahl al-kitab ) and „protected people“ (ahl adh-dhimma ), as seen from the perspective of four Sunni schools and selected Shiite legal experts. This issue is completed by the first Czech translation of the Medina Constitution / Charter and of the Covenant of ‘Umar from the original Arabic language.
After the theoretical legal introduction, the book summarises the development of attitudes towards the Jewish minority during the rise of Islam and upto the present, and it draws attention to the erratic acceptance of the Jewish minority by the ruling Muslim dynasties. This chapter ends with a review of the history of Jewry in individual Muslim countries during the 20th century, thus showing the abrupt end of the history of major Jewish Diasporas in Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and the current situation of the last Jewish minorities in Iran, Turkey, and Tunisia.
The second major part of the book is specifically dedicated to the Jews of Morocco, the third largest Jewish community of the Middle East (after Iran and Turkey). The monograph first briefly summarises the complete history of Jewry on the territory that forms present-day Morocco, followed by two specialised studies.
207
The first study deals with the period of the late 19th and early 20th century, when significant changes to the status of Moroccan Jewry occurred, mainly due to the profound impact of European powers. The text describes in detail the process of urbanisation, emancipation and secularisation, as well as the economic and cultural importance of a thriving Moroccan Jewish community. In particular, it highlights and incisively explains how and why this seemingly beneficial change has led to a long-term worsening of Jewish-Muslim relations.
The second study is focused mainly on the contemporary history of the Jews in Morocco; it opens the not very well-known and particularly sensitive question of the relationship between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. It reveals ties much closer than expected, and the development of mutual co-operation in economic, security and diplomatic terms. Specifically, it highlights the growing tourist trade between the two nations, and explores the impact of the Moroccan Jews in their new homeland of Israel after exile from the Kingdom.