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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220555303321

Autore

Harchaoui Sadik <1973->

Titolo

Islamic activism and democratization in the Middle East and North Africa : politcs, media and the role of Europe / / Sadik Harchaoui, Jan Schoonenboom, Georg Joffé...[and 3 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague : , : WRR Scientific Council for Government Policy, , 2007

©2007

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (67 pages) : digital file(s)

Soggetti

Islam and politics

Democracy - Africa, North

Democracy - Middle East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium FORUM and WRR November 8, 2006" --Front cover.

"The papers brought together in this conference report are based on the lectures and comments by eminent scholars and experts on the Middle East and North Africa" --Introduction, page 7.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction --2. Opening --3. Dynamism in Islamic activism --4. Religious political landscape in the Middle East and North Africa --5. Political liberalization in Jordan --6. Commentary on the first lectures of Joffé and Abu-Rumman --7. The battle for the media in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa --8. Which policy should Europe pursue in the Middle East? --9. The role of Europe with regard to Islamic movements --10. Conclusion --About the authors.

Sommario/riassunto

Background to the conference: the WRR-report on Islamic activism. In recent years violent Islamic activism has unleashed a perilous process of action, reaction, and confrontation. Not only international relations, but also relations between population groups within states are under great pressure. Fear of Islam has also increased in Europe along with mistrust between Muslims and non-Muslims. Opinion leaders, politicians, and citizens render harsh judgments regarding 'Islam', which is often considered incompatible with core values like democracy and human rights. In contrast, all the contributors to this conference



report call for a far more constructive European response to the issues raised, one that supports the EU's fundamental values of promoting democracy and human rights rather than focusing on short-term stability and security.