Archive for March, 2010
THE RISE OF “MUSLIM DEMOCRACY”
A specter is haunting the Muslim world. This particular specter is notthe malign and much-discussed spirit of fundamentalist extremism, nor yet the phantom hope known as liberal Islam.
It’s the Policy, Stupid
Political Islam and US Foreign Policy
Hamas and political reform in the middle east
The lesson of Palestine’s election is that the international community should become more serious and sophisticated about political reform in the middle east, says David Mepham of the Institute for Public Policy Research.
The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights Rising on Women’s Bodies
Report on Women in the 2005 Parliamentary Election
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
An Example of Islamic Fundamentalism and its Effect on the Identity of Modern Islam
Trial of the Holy Land Foundation begins
July 24, 2007 – The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development went on trial today in Dallas, Texas as the federal agents were raiding two other Muslim charities in Dearborn, Michigan.
The Political Evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Since its early days in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood has created much controversy, as some argue that the organization advocates violence in the name of Islam .
MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION
In Europe, and most of the Western world, Muslim presence in the publicsphere is a recent phenomenon that characterised the last decade of the 20thcentury and has deeply marked the beginning of the 21st.
The Syrian Opposition
For decades, U.S. policy toward Syria has been single-mindedly focused on Syria’s president, Hafiz al-Asad, from 1970 to 2000, followed by his son Bashar.
High noon in Egypt
The parallels between President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the deposed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, are attention-getting.
Parting the Veil
Now is no time to give up supporting democracy in the Muslim world. But to do so, the United States must embrace Islamist moderates.
Islamic Movement: Political Freedom & Democracy
It is the duty of the (Islamic) Movement in the coming phase tostand firm against totalitarian and dictatorial rule, political despotism and usurpation of people’s rights.
Resolving America’s Islamist Dilemma
Lessons from South and Southeast Asia
The Alleged Opposition Emerges: Goals and Strategies of the Ikhawan Al-Muslimun vis a vis the State.
In discussing the political and intellectual nature of governmentsthroughout the Middle East, it is vital to pay attention to notions of definedliberties of the individual within the state in the way to democracy.
Hasan Al-Banna
Hasan al-Banna was the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood or Society of the Muslim Brothers, thelargest and most influential Sunni revivalist organization in the 20th century.
The Hamas Victory in the Palestinian Elections
Local and Global Perspectives
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