Under what conditions will Islamist parties perform well in elections and happens to the political regime should they gain power? The canonical hypothesis—“one man, one vote, time”—argues that are likely whenever become free their electoral success is lead a democratic backslide. Others argue Islamists not as popular this hypothesis suggests or only moderate these unlikely deliberalize regime. ...

In Pakistan‟s struggles with Islamist militant groups—foreign and homegrown—the country‟s provinces have experienced levels of violence that differ widely by type, severity, and consequences. An analysis of a recent WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of Pakistan reveals that these different provinces vary significantly in their views of militant groups and the recent government actions to an extent th...

In the Tanzanian country town of Rwangwa, a bitter confrontation has developed between Sufi Muslims and Islamist reformers. The Islamists draw on Middle Eastern inspiration, but the conflict arises equally from local, regional and national context, and is cultural as well as religious and political. Situated in an economically and educationally disadvantaged region, access to land and trade for...

While research on geographies of creativity have proliferated in the last few years, there has been scant attention to religious cultural and artistic practices, particularly context Middle East. This seeks address such gap with a focus Islamic traditional visual arts scene which flourished Istanbul past decade half along rise political Islam Turkey. Rendered obsolete through Western-oriented s...

The presence of Islamism in Muslimistan necessitates a secular age, as only age does it become possible to be for or against Islam due the decentering default organizing premise Muslim societies. Within this fundamental de-Islamization secularization societies, further is made by power’s ability dictate and even produce Islam, which continues perpetually shift meanings secularism accordance wit...

In this paper, I will explain why the lack of debate between political theory and comparative politics has led to an inadequate understanding traditional Islamic scholars Islamists in American science. first section, analyze impact text-based approach theory; second, liberal frameworks politics; third, a promising new development: interdisciplinary field legal studies, which potential bridge di...

Necmettin Erbakan, supported in Turkey by those who considered themselves as more conservative and religious, had the opportunity to serve people of capacity Deputy Prime Minister before 1980. Erbakan's new discourse won him favor public; however, wake 1980 military coup, his party was closed down he, along with most close colleagues, banned from politics. After party, which a cause rather than...