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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779147603321

Autore

Monshipouri Mahmood <1952->

Titolo

Muslims in global politics [[electronic resource] ] : identities, interests, and human rights / / Mahmood Monshipouri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8122-2196-6

1-283-89042-9

0-8122-0283-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Disciplina

323.3

Soggetti

Muslims - Political activity - Europe

Islam and politics

Human rights - Religious aspects - Islam

Islamic countries Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface. Muslims' Struggles for Identities, Interests, and Human Rights -- Chapter 1. Muslims' Quest for Identities, Interests, and Human Rights -- Chapter 2. International Human Rights Norms and Muslim Experiences -- Chapter 3. Gender, Identity, and Negotiating Rights -- Chapter 4. Searching for a Modern Islamic Identity in Egypt -- Chapter 5. Occupation, Sectarianism, and Identity Politics in Iraq -- Chapter 6. The Melding of the Old and New in the United Arab Emirates -- Chapter 7. Secularism, Turkish Islam, and Identity -- Chapter 8. The Reemergence of Populism in Iranian Politics: Constructing New Identities -- Chapter 9. Negotiating Modernity and Tradition in Indonesia -- Chapter 10. Construction of Muslims in Europe: The Politics of Immigration -- Conclusion Identities, Interests, and Human Rights -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

In Egypt Islamists clash with secularists over religious and national identity, while in Turkey secularist ruling elites have chosen to accommodate Islamists in the name of democracy and reconciliation. As Islam spreads throughout the world, Muslims living in their traditional homelands and in the Western world are grappling with



shifting identities. In all cases, understanding the dynamics of identity-based politics is critical to the future of Muslims and their neighbors across the globe.In Muslims in Global Politics, Mahmood Monshipouri examines the role identity plays in political conflicts in six Muslim nations-Egypt, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Iran, and Indonesia-as well as in Muslim diaspora communities in Europe and North America. In each instance, he describes how conservatives, neofundamentalists, reformists, and secularists construct identity in different ways and how these identities play out in the political arena. With globalization, the demand for human rights continues to grow in the Muslim world, and struggles over modernity, authenticity, legitimacy, and rationality become increasingly important.Muslims in Global Politics deepens our understanding of how modern ideas and norms interact with the traditions of the Islamic world and, in turn, shows how human rights advocates can provide an alternative to militant Islamist movements.