Re-emerging Islamism in Tunisia: Repositioning Religion in Politics and Society

Islamization by Secular Ruling Parties: The Case of Bangladesh

“…Martin 2007), or the Islamization efforts undertaken by Islamist parties in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring (e.g. Donker 2013;Ghanem 2013). Moreover, the few isolated works that deal with Islamization by secular politicians often limit themselves to studying countries such as Egypt, Malaysia or Algeria, where secular incumbents have faced Islamist contenders with strong support at the ballot boxes (e.g.…”

Sovereignty in Islamist Political Thought: Continuity and Change

“…Similarly, authorizing individuals for reinterpreting shari'a and reducing it into the community's moral principles while curtailing the ulama's traditional scriptural authority are neither clearly articulated nor seems to be readily accepted among scholars. For some, Ghannouchi's thought is apologetic while for others, his thought is infeasible-directly contradictory to the fundamental ethos of Islamic laws and polity (Donker, 2013 ). Ghannouchi assumes that individuals are educated and enlightened enough to interpret scriptures.…”