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Democratization and Islamic Politics: A Study on the Wasat Party in Egypt
YOKOTA Takayuki
Islāmistu partijas : why they can’t be democratic
Bassam Tibi
STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING POLITICAL ISLAM
SHADI HAMID
AMANDA KADLEC
Islāmistu partijas : līdzdalība bez varas
Malika Zeghal
The Management of Islamic Activism: Salafis, The Muslim Brotherhood, and State Power in Jordan
Faisal ghori
What Leads Voters to Support the Opposition under Authoritarianism ?
Maikls D.H. Robins
Energizing US-Syria Relations: Leveraging Ancillary Diplomatic Vehicles
Bendžamins E. Jauda,
Endrjū Ahlagi,
Stīvens Rotčtins
German Converts to Islam and Their Ambivalent Relations with Immigrant Muslims
Esra Özyürek
Interview with Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Daniels Benaims
THE FUTURE FOR EGYPT FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS AND THE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
Dimitri DELALIEU
Brotherhood overage is pure journalism, not a political deal with Al Dostour: Eissa
Hamas can set an example
Khader Khader
POLICY AND PRACTICE NOTES
KENNETS ROTS
POLITICAL ISLAM IN SOMALIA
Georgs-Sebastians Holzers
Since the attacks of 9/11 Somalia has become the subject of renewed attention from the United States and Europe. As thearchetype of a failed state, the threat it poses has been equated to that which the US faced in Afghanistan and is seen as a fertile groundfor radical Islamic groups, in particular al-Qaeda. However Islam in Somalia has a distinct nature. An examination of its history leads to an understanding of the complex relationship between religion and Somaliclan-based society. A closer investigation of two of the most importantIslamist groups, al-Itihaad and the Council of Islamic Courts, will helpto comprehend this relationship within the context of contemporary Somalia. Finally, this article analyses the role of Islam in Somalia’s new economy by focusing on the example of the remittance and telecommunication company al-Barakaat that was linked to al-Qaeda by the US afterthe 9/11 terrorist attacks.THE DISTINCT NATURE OF ISLAM IN SOMALIA The history of Islam at the Horn of Africa stretches back 1400years. The faith reached the Horn of Africa from the Arabian Peninsula through trade and migration, mainly from Yemen and Oman.1By 1400AD, a large-scale conversion to Islam was taking place in Somalia, first spread by the Dir clan family, but followed by the restof the nation.2 In Somalia today, almost 100% of the population are Sunni Muslim, generally adhering to a Shafi’i version of the religion.As I.M. Lewis has pointed out, this was closely linked to thegenealogical myths of Somali clan identity and is characterized by the veneration of saints as well as ancestors of various Somali clans.Apolitical Sufism has traditionally dominated this faith.
Arab Reform Bulletin
group of researchers
Ēģipte: Regression in the Muslim Brotherhood’s Party Platform?
Amr hamzawy
Islam and Democracy
Dalia Mogahed
Islam in politics has been asserted in many countries in the Muslim world through democratic elections. Islamist parties have gained varying degreesof political power in Turkey, Ēģipte, Libāna, and the occupied Palestinian territories, and have widespread influence in Morocco and Jordan. Now, more than ever, Western governments, alarmed by this outcome, have raised the perennial question: Is Islam compatible with democracy?A recent in-depth Gallup survey in 10 predominantly Muslim countries,representing more than 80% of the global Muslim population, shows that whenasked what they admire most about the West, Muslims frequently mention political freedom, liberty, fair judicial systems, and freedom of speech. When asked to critique their own societies, extremism and inadequate adherence to Islamic teachings were their top grievances.However, while Muslims say they admire freedom and an open political system,Gallup surveys suggest that they do not believe they must choose between Islam and democracy, but rather, that the two can co-exist inside one functional government.