Tag: Islamist

Free Download Barry Rubin, "Revolutionaries and Reformers: Contemporary Islamist Movements in the Middle East"
English | 2003 | pages: 244 | ISBN: 079145617X, 0791456188 | PDF | 0,9 mb
Islamist movements seeking power today are faced with difficult choices regarding strategy, ranging from armed struggle to electoral efforts. An emerging alternative consists of a rethinking of Islamist politics, where the goal of a "totally Islamic" polity would be abandoned in favor of some form of Islamic-oriented society. In this reformulation, Islamist politics would function as a pressure group to make society more Islamic, reinforcing the walls of semi-separate internal communities and reinterpreting Islam in more liberal ways. The September 11, 2001 terror attack on the United States, however, demonstrates that the radical approach remains attractive to many Islamists. Addressing these issues, the contributors look at the countries where Islamist movements have been most important. Case studies of revolutionary and reformist groups are followed by chapters discussing future alternatives for Islamist politics, presenting arguments both advocating and critical of a potential liberal, reformist, interest-group Islamism.

Free Download Mustafa Demir, "Islamist Populism in Turkey and Indonesia: A Comparative Analysis "
English | ISBN: 981997979X | 2023 | 171 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book focuses on the dynamics of democracy and populism in Muslim-majority countries, such as Turkey and Indonesia. It does so by examining the complexities of democratic development in these areas, ranging from ‘flawed’ to ‘hybrid’ regimes. Despite the aspirations for democratic progress, recent democracy indices reveal a concerning trend of backsliding, particularly in the last decade. This regression can be attributed, in part, to the ascendancy of populist politics.

Free Download Barry M Rubin, "Guide to Islamist Movements (2 Volume Set)"
English | 2010 | pages: 734 | ISBN: 0765617471 | PDF | 23,5 mb

Free Download Virginia Comolli, "Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1849044910, 1849046611 | EPUB | pages: 208 | 0.8 mb
Northern and central Nigeria are engulfed in a violent insurgency campaign waged by Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati w’al Jihad, a.k.a. ‘Boko Haram’, and more recently, its splinter group ‘Ansaru’. From its inception an inward-looking, almost parochial, movement, Boko Haram, and even more so Ansaru, have now showed clear signs of regionalization, expanding their operations across West Africa and forging links with al-Qaeda affiliated groups. Boko Haram’s stated aim is to Islamize Africa’s most populous country but, like earlier Nigerian Islamist groups, of which there is a long tradition in the Sahel, the discontent prompting young Nigerians and other young West African Muslims to join the insurgency is rooted in more than just religious orthodoxy and cannot be disentangled from their economic, social and political marginalization.

Free Download Samory Rashid, "The Islamist Challenge and Africa"
English | ISBN: 1498564429 | 2018 | 258 pages | EPUB | 394 KB
The Islamist Challenge and Africa explores Islamist militancy in Africa south of the Sahara, perhaps the most dangerous region in the world today. It examines Islamist militancy’s longstanding presence among Africans, its distinct ideological features and ways to minimize if not eliminate its violence. It warns policy makers to abandon marginalizing Africa before it is too late.