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The "twin shocks" of the Egyptian coup and the rise of ISIS have challenged conventional wisdom on political Islam, forcing scholars and Muslim activists to reconsider some of the basic assumptions about Sunni Islamist movements. While ISIS and other jihadist groups garner the most media attention, the vast majority of Islamists are of the mainstream variety, seeking gradual change and participating in parliamentary politics when they're allowed to. It is these groups that are the focus of this book. They not only represent the future of what we call "political Islam," but they also - in their own struggles adapting to the changes of recent years - provide a fascinating window into a rapidly changing Middle East. The breadth of the book is expansive, covering the experience of Islamist groups in twelve countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Pakistan, as well as Malaysia and Indonesia. In each of these cases, contributors consider how Muslim Brotherhood and Brotherhood-inspired Islamist movements have grappled with fundamental questions, including gradual versus revolutionary approaches to change, the use of tactical or situational violence, attitudes toward the nation-state, and how ideology and political variables interact. The case studies include authoritarian and democratic states and are not solely focused on the Arab world, allowing readers to consider a greater diversity of Islamist experiences

"This book offers comparative ontologies of both Islam and liberalism as discourses more broadly construed. The author argues that, despite recent efforts to speak of overlapping consensuses and discursive congruence, the fundamental categories that constitute 'Islam' and 'Liberalism' remain very different, and that these differences should be taken seriously. Thus far, no recent scholarly works have explicitly or meticulously broken down where these differences lie. The author rigorously explores questions related to rights, moral epistemologies, the role of religion in the public sphere, and more general approaches to legal discourse, via primary and canonical sources constitutive of both Islam and liberalism. He then goes on to articulate why communitarian modes of thought are better suited for engaging with Islam and contemporary socio-political modes of organization than liberalism. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Politics and International Relations, Islam, Liberalism, and Communitarianism"--

Religious tenets regarding non-Muslims, politics, and fundamentalism in the new world order.

Overview of relations between Central Asian regimes and Islam; view that Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are reacting with repression, while Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tadzhikistan are participating in the struggle against the "Wahabbi threat," and other issues. Summary in English p. 142.

In the framework of the development of science in the Department of Comparative Religion Faculty of Islamic Theology with a concentration of Religion and Peace, so since the second semester of the academic year 2013/2014 I administer courses Islam and Politics in Indonesia, among others, discuss about Islam and the State. In addition, also, I gave a lecture that discusses Civics Democracy : between theory and practice in Indonesia. That the scientific paradigm Walisongo IAIN Semarang, is the unity of science, the humanization strategy of Islamic sciences, spiritualized modern sciences, and the revitalization of local knowledge, as well as providing useful and meaningful contribution to the scientific development to improve the lives of civilized, fair and equitable. The existence of a strong academic anxiety in me. That almost every day the people of Indonesia witnessed various life issues, ranging from corruption another congregation, until the local election dispute. And, the problem is almost always associated with Islam, although this sociologically Indonesia is predominantly Muslim. This study is a phenomenological study focused on the analysis of the description and explanation of the Indonesian democratic model in the perspective of the development of Islamic political thought with the aim to describe a model of democracy in Indonesia, and its implications for the development of Islamic political thought in Indonesia. This research was conducted using qualitative methods because of the symptoms studied are socio - political phenomenon that is dynamic. Therefore, conducted a phenomenological approach in interpreting the "meaning " of data. Phenomenological approach is intended to examine the data according to the forms of appearance. Phenomenological shows the process of " becoming " and the ability to know the forms ( visible symptoms ) to gradually towards knowledge ( meaning ) of the correct objects were subjected. It is actually a descriptive analysis of the essence or ideal structure of the symptoms seen in a political fact. The result of this study is that a model of democracy in Indonesia has not fully represent the Islamic political and or allow for the development of Islamic political thought. There are four models of democracy that is never applied in the constitutional life of Indonesia, namely Liberal Democracy, Guided Democracy, Pancasila Democracy and Direct Democracy.

Sudan seen as an outlet for Iranian Islamic fundamentalists.

Reaching beyond traditionally politicised scholarship to provide a unique perspective on the place of religion and culture in global and local politics, this book examines the impact of Islam on 'civilizational' relations between different groups and polities. Bassam Tibi takes a highly original approach to the topic of religion in world politics, exploring the place of Islam in society and its frequent distortion in world politics to the more radical Islamism. Looking at how this becomes an immediate source of tension and conflict between the secular and the religious, Tibi rejects the 'clash

The relationship between Turkey and Islam is a hotly debated issue that dominates discussion over the country's bid to join the European Union. The European Union, Turkey and Islam examines here the role of religion in Turkey and the EU and offers arguments on why Turkish Islam will not be an obstacle to Turkey's EU membership. The distinguished contributors analyze Turkish Islam and attempt to determine how significant a factor it is in Turkey's compatibility with the democratic and humanitarian aims of EU member states. Their incisive essays argue that Islamic religious forces will not undermine the autonomy of the secular Turkish state. They also contend that Islam-inspired political parties actually support the secular government. Included in the volume is the thought-provoking study "Searching for the Fault-Line" by E. J. Zürcher and H. van der Linden that examines Turkey's current religious landscape and ultimately dismisses the notion of an inevitable clash between Turkish Islam and European cultures. A valuable study for political scientists, European scholars, and interested observers, The European Union, Turkey and Islam offers a timely and masterfully argued case for why Islam as practiced in Turkey should not be an impediment to the nation's membership in the European Union.

Belying assertions of the incompatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority countries are now or have been democratic. Paul Kubicek draws on the experiences of those countries to explore the relationship between political manifestations of Islam and democratic politics. Kubicek's comparative analysis allows him to highlight the common features that create conditions amenable to democratic development in Muslim-majority countries—and to show how actors in Muslim democracies in fact draw on concepts within Islam to contribute to democratization

Argues that political Islam offers a challenge to liberal democratic norms, representing a regional variation of global religious revivalism, not a dangerous monolithic force to be contained.

Intro -- Observing Islam in Spain: Contemporary Politics and Social Dynamics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Islam in Spain: From Historical Question to Social Debate -- 2 Muslims in Spain: The Legal Framework and Status -- 3 A Diachronic View of the Spaces of Islam in Melilla -- 4 Invisible Rituals: Islamic Religious Acts in Catalan Public Space -- 5 Visibilizing 'Invisibilized' Spanish Muslim Youth -- 6 Rethinking Re-Islamization: On Muslims and Gender in Spain -- 7 Political Muslim Women: Citizenship and Feminism in Democratic Spain -- Chronology -- General Index.

The twelve million Muslims living in western and eastern (non-CIS) Europe are confronted with the combined, localised effects of xenophobia, nationalism, an historical stigma attached to Islam and a contemporary fear of the 'global Islamic threat'. In resistance, a variety of Muslim groups throughout Europe have developed a 'politics of religion and community' calling for equal treatment of Muslim minorities in the public sphere. This volume provides insights into these groups and activities, their histories, ideologies, organizations and modes of representation