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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Political Islam"”.
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Shia Political Islam in Iran. A political and economic approach
Although Islamism could be traced back to the seventh century when prophet Mohamad died and conflict between Shia and Sunni started, the recent growth of Islamism and emerging of new phenomena such as establishing Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1920s, Iranian Islamic revolution in 1979, and some …
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The 'failure' of Political Islam? : The Muslim Bortherhood's experience in government
… the first time in the country’s history that an Islamist organisation legitimately ascended to power. This event dramatically changed political calculations across the region, and came with significant implications for both the Muslim Brotherhood and for the wider understanding of Political …
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Essays on Labor and Development Economics
The increase in political Islam over the past few decades has given rise to concerns that political Islam is oppressive to women. Some of these concerns stem from an existing cor- relation between low labor force participation and Muslim-majority countries. In the first two chapters of this …
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Democracy - a tree without roots on the steppes of Central Asia
… approach analyzes the impact of domestic political factors (clan politics, corruption, and political Islam) and external influences on each countryâ s transition to post-communist rule. The structural analysis focuses on those economic and societal factors that impact the countryâ s …
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Islamism and Women’s Movements in Iran: Hijab as a Burden of Representation
<p>Throughout history, Islamic discourse, political Islam, and the status of Muslim women have been subjects of study. Still, few research efforts have concentrated on the changes and dynamics between Islamic discourse and feminist resistance. Particularly in Iran, attention has primarily been …
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The role of Islam in the Uzbek politics
… case study to question whether it was a radical Islamist revolt against a secular regime, as labeled by the government some scholars argued, or a reaction to years of oppression and economic strife. The state blamed the protestors as being radicals. However, demonstrators asserted that they were …
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Under what circumstances can a democratic country take steps to legally dissolve a political party?
… maintenance of both individual and collective political rights especially those of freedom of expression and association. Recognising the intrinsic value of political parties to modern representative democracy and identifying four basic principles of democracy, this thesis will examine the …
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Inserting non-muslims into the Islamic party : the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) between political pragmatism and ideological coherence
… and candidates, examining the balance between political pragmatism and ideological coherence. The central argument posits that PKS’s insertion of non-Muslims is a strategic adaptation to Indonesia’s pluralistic and democratic political environment, aimed at enhancing its electoral appeal while …
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Iranian Women Unveiled (2020): a documentary film about six Iranian women activists produced in relation to a feminist analysis of the representation of Iranian women in cinema
… living in exile, engaged in a number of areas of political and social activism. These areas encompass the fight for women’s rights and equality, for secularism, free thought and expression, for civil liberties, the abolition of the death penalty and stoning, redress for families of executed …
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Islamist Biographies: Religious Experiences of South African Muslim Activists
… activists who were involved in the South African Islamist movement from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s - tracking their trajectories up till the present. These Islamist biographies can be likened to journeys which include moments of fulfilment, doubt, ambivalence and a grappling to make sense of the …
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The presence and architecture of Islamic health providers in Egypt
… providers exist in the region, one type being Islamic health providers (IHPs) which fall under the category of non-state, not-for profit health providers. There is very little information available about the non-state sector in the MENA region, and almost nothing about IHPs, although …
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Preaching Marxism? The Politics and Ethics of Leftist Muslim Activists in Java
… of Java and explores the relationship between Islam and Marxism in their activism. The activists are part of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU; The Awakening of Religious Scholars), a traditionalist Sufi organisation, which was established in 1926 in light of the growing influence of Islamic Modernism and is …
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A Comparative Analysis of Islamist Movements in the Neoliberalization Process: Jama’at-e- Islami in Pakistan and the Fethullah Gulen Movement in Turkey — Reactions to Capitalism, Modernity and Secularism
… shaped and continue to shape the assessment by Islamic groups of modernity, secularism and their place within it as a mutually constitutive process. I will conduct this analysis utilizing two country case studies: that of Turkey and Pakistan, each within the context of the theoretical frameworks …
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The social base of divide-and-rule : left-Islamist opposition alliances in North Africa’s Arab Spring
Under what conditions do opposition political parties cooperate across ideological cleavages? Why do such opposition alliances collapse or endure over time? I address these questions by comparing alliances between leftist and Islamist opposition parties in Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania. In …
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Contentious Politics in the Arab Middle East: Jordanian Salafism and the Social Appropriation of Tradition
… which ways do intellectuals affect social and political mobilization? How do they impact the trajectory of contention – the kind of mobilization and its developments - through their ideological work? Prominent intellectuals seem to play a relevant role in contentious politics, yet this role is …
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CAN ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY COEXIST? A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
… investigates the extent to which between Islam and democracy are compatible in the Muslim world. While some scholars have argued that Islam is inherently incompatible with democracy many have found, in contrast, that Islam has many resources to accommodate a successful democratic state. If …
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Islamist and Secularist Women in Egyptian Politics: Convergence or Divergence?
<p>Islam oppresses women and has many restrictions on women’s participation in politics. Women have fewer rights under the Islamic <em>Shari‘a</em> (law). Is this true or not? Does Islam really exclude women from political participation? Are Islamists, who have their political agenda, supporting or …
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The Cost of Leaving: A Cultural Sociology of Exiled Syrian Intellectuals
… to the construction of meaning surrounding socio-political transformation and the cultural trauma unfolding around it, and what sociological dynamics have impacted this meaning-making process. Methodologically, it triangulates data from document analysis, semi-structured interviews with 30 Syrian …
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The Current Status and Future Trajectory of Violent Jihadism
Violent Islamic jihadism remains a threat to the United States and its interests abroad. Al Qaeda will not be satisfied with the removal of American troops from the Middle East or the cessation of American engagement with Middle Eastern governments. Instead, al Qaeda and its ideological followers …