Islamic Constitutions and Democracy

Gouda, Moamen; Hanafy, Shimaa

doi:10.1177/1065912921991241

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“…blame Islamism for the dearth of democracy in the region (Blaydes and Lo, 2012;Gouda and Hanafy, 2022). Ciftci (2021) proposes that Islamic conceptions of justice ('adl/adelet) that focus on political justice may breed democratic interest-if that justice is grounded in a theory of free will; if it is associated with a belief in predestination, then an interest in justice would lead to political quietism.…”

Section: Desiring Democracy?mentioning

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Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

Ridge

2023

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Polls from the Middle East/North Africa show high support for democracy. However, the veracity of this support has been called into question. This study uses a conjoint analysis to show that citizens support democratic institutions, as well as favoring an effective welfare state and a state religion. The results demonstrate that support for elected governance is not contingent on the state's providing economic benefits; citizens are more likely to favor participatory government at each level of economic outcome. Interest in incorporating religion in the state, however, is contingent on the political and economic profile described; the contingent effects suggest interest in Islamic governance is, at least partly, instrumental. Although pro-democracy public opinion alone does not secure democratization, it creates fertile ground for future democratization movements.

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Section: Desiring Democracy?mentioning

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Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

Ridge

2023

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“…We cannot capture this variation as we cannot quantify the degree of reform or human rights compliance of national MFL systems to compare them over time and space. In adjacent areas of research, measurements allowing cross-national comparisons have been implemented, substantially contributing to our knowledge of Islamic constitutionalism, democratization (Gouda & Hanafy, 2022), and the rule of law (Gutmann & Voigt, 2015). However, we still lack such tools in the study of MFLs.…”

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A global and historical exploration: Legislative reform in Muslim family laws in Muslim‐majority versus Muslim‐minority countries

Sezgin

2023

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Thirty-five Muslim-majority and 18 Muslim-minority countries formally integrate Muslim Family Laws (MFLs) into their legal systems and enforce them through state courts. Both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority governments have undertaken legislative reforms to alleviate the effects of religious laws on fundamental human rights, increase accountability and accessibility, and strengthen the rule of law within their MFL systems. Extant literature is silent on whether MFLs are more reformed or more human rights and the rule of law compliant in Muslim-majority or Muslim-minority countries. Utilizing a novel methodological tool, the MFL Index, this exploratory article surveys cross-national and historical trends in MFL reform . It shows that Muslim-majority and -minority governments have opted for different forms of legislative reform. Muslim-majority countries favored substantive reform, while Muslim-minority states prioritized exit reforms. The type and extent of reform were strongly associated with colonial heritage, secularism, women's activism, ethnoreligious diversity, and prevailing multicultural arrangements. These findings have implications for studying multicultural theory, human/women's rights, and democratization in the Muslim world and beyond. | INTRODUCTION"The Muslim community in India has many problems. But I believe that Indian women under the Muslim personal law are better off than women under Islamic family laws in Iran or Saudi

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Does democracy or personal freedom affect the flow and return of IS foreign fighters?

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Hanafy

2021

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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A considerable number of foreign fighters who joined the Islamic State (IS) came from developed countries enjoying high levels of democracy and personal freedom. Even after the demise of the Islamic State, the IS "returnees" remain a source of severe security risk globally. Many countries, especially those with a considerable number of IS fighters and returnees, face the challenge of striking the right balance between protecting national security against IS terrorism and preserving fundamental democratic institutions. This paper examines the effect of democracy and personal freedom on foreign fighters joining IS in Syria and Iraq. We also examine whether democracy and/or personal freedom affect the fraction of IS fighters returning home. Whereas the effect of democracy appears to be inconclusive, our cross-country regressions show that countries with a higher level of personal freedom (i) had a significantly larger fraction of their population joining IS, and (ii) receive a significantly larger percentage share of returning IS fighters. Our results are robust across different model specifications and account for possible collinearity concerns.

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Islamic Constitutions and Democracy

Cited by 5 publications

References 99 publications

Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

A global and historical exploration: Legislative reform in Muslim family laws in Muslim‐majority versus Muslim‐minority countries

Does democracy or personal freedom affect the flow and return of IS foreign fighters?

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