Democratic Islamization in pakistan and Turkey: Lessons for the post-Arab Spring Muslim World

Between Dissent and Power

“…More importantly, MMA gained 68 (53 general, 13 women and two minority) out of 168 seats in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), now known as Khyber Pashutunkhua (KP), and became the ruling party in the province. 7 Although many observers interpret MMA's win to be a symptom of Islamization in Pakistan (Pupcenoks 2012), I argue that MMA's win and its successive political leadership ironically resulted in demonstrating the limitations of Islamic political parties. First, this electoral success was not necessarily a result of religious motivation.…”

The Ahistoricism of Legal Pluralism in International Criminal Law†

“…While some religious parties have managed to implement particular visions of Shari'a at the local level, they have found it difficult to impose their vision of Islam on the national Pakistani legal system. 303 Secular parties have resisted further Islamization, and even post-Zia dictators have countered some of the excesses of Islamization through separate legislation. 304 The net effect is that, at best, the Islamized blasphemy laws merely painted a veneer of Islam over the pre-existing colonial system, 305 thereby creating a legal regime governing criminal law that is marked by important internal contradictions; Pakistani criminal law remains deeply incoherent when viewed alternatively as either a body of criminal or Islamic law.…”

Stanowiska Wybranych Państw Regionu Bliskiego Wschodu Wobec Zmian Politycznych W Egipcie. Wpływ Na Obecny Stan Stosunków Dwustronnych

“…strategicznej g³êbi (Kaczorowski, 2014: 215). A przecie¿ jeszcze kilka miesiêcy wczeoeniej turecki model rz¹dów by³ przedstawiany jako wzór dla Bractwa Muzu³mañskiego (Pupcenoks, 2012). Przy okazji nale¿y jednak dodaae, ¿e w rzeczywistooeci samo egipskie Bractwo Muzu³mañskie krytycznie odnosi³o siê do modelu tureckiego.…”