Mishal Fahm al-Sulami 
West and Islam [PDF ebook] 
Western Liberal Democracy versus the System of Shura

This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas. The focus is on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura — often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy. This is the first work to provide a direct and detailed comparison between the two systems of ideas, as given expression in the concrete political systems which have emerged.