Islam and democracy : perspectives on the Arab spring /
Islam and democracy : perspectives on the Arab spring /
edited by Aylin Ünver Noi.
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations
"The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi ...
9781443868747
016325080 Uk 017867396 Uk
Democratization--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Protest movements--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Electronic Books.
JQ1850 / .I853 2013
"The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi ...
9781443868747
016325080 Uk 017867396 Uk
Democratization--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Protest movements--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Electronic Books.
JQ1850 / .I853 2013