Archive for 'Secularism'
Hamas: Islamic democracy and national liberation
By Sukant Chandan, Conflicts Forum, October 15, 2007
The Hamas election victory in January 2006 has led to an increased interest in the Islamic Resistance Movement. Hitherto little had been understood of Hamas’ history, political and social strategy and tactics. Rather rumors and cheap prejudice against Hamas have been rampant across the political spectrum in the […]
Posted: October 15th, 2007 under ARTICLES, Hamas, Political Islam, Secularism.
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Secularism and Islamism in the Arab world
By Sukant Chandan, Conflicts Forum, October 7, 2007
Secularism in the political leadership in the Arab world has had a very short life-span if put into historical context. It became a dominant political current for a few decades in the latter half of the twentieth century, and today is seeing a near complete collapse in political […]
Posted: October 7th, 2007 under ARTICLES, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Fatah, Hamas, Hezbollah, Intifada, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, Palestinians, Political Islam, Secularism.
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Should we talk to political Islam?
By Alastair Crooke and Beverley Milton-Edwards, British Council, July 5, 2004
‘Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.’ Hamilton Wright Mabie
First and foremost, political Islam is regarded as a critique of modernity, both by those inside and outside the faith system. This is a critique fuelled by the realm […]
Posted: July 5th, 2004 under ARTICLES, Alastair Crooke, Dialogue, Modernity, Political Islam, Secularism.
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