MALA 70923 - Islam and Politics in the Middle East

Since there is no separation between state and church in Islam, no study of the Muslim World is complete without analyzing the pervasive role of Islam in cultural and political life. The course, however, does not concentrate on Islamic theology; rather, the focus is on politics of Islam and how it molds political discourse and agenda. After the study of origins and historical development of Islamic political theory, the focus would shift to explaining the use of post-World War II Islamic revival. In this connection, the problematics of democratization in the Muslim world and the prospects for Islamic governments are discussed.





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