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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825555503321

Titolo

Islam and democracy : perspectives on the Arab spring / / edited by Aylin Ünver Noi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-6874-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Disciplina

956.05/4

Soggetti

Democratization - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Protest movements - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART III: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; PART IV: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi...