Islam and the state in Algeria and Morocco: A dialectical model
A comparison between Islamist fundamentalism in Algeria and in Morocco shows that Islamist fundamentalism is strong where it has been confronted by an authoritarian modern nationalist quasi-secular state (the case of Algeria) and weak where it has been confronted by a more pluralistic traditional mo...
| Published in: | Islamism and secularism in North Africa |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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St. Martin's Press
1994
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| In: |
Islamism and secularism in North Africa
Year: 1994, Pages: 275-287 |
| Further subjects: | B
Democratization
B Political participation B Front Islamique du Salut (Algérie) B Pluralism B Islam B Algeria Morocco Islam Islam and politics Religiöser Fundamentalismus Political system Democratization Pluralism Politische Partizipation Gesellschaftliche Opposition / Politische Opposition B Morocco B Fundamentalism B Opposition B Political system B Algeria B Islam and politics |
| Summary: | A comparison between Islamist fundamentalism in Algeria and in Morocco shows that Islamist fundamentalism is strong where it has been confronted by an authoritarian modern nationalist quasi-secular state (the case of Algeria) and weak where it has been confronted by a more pluralistic traditional monarchy that has long been perceived as Islamic (the case of Morocco). Supposed this thesis is true Islamic fundamentalism is not per se a challenge to the state but becomes one where the state is uncompromising towards dissent movements. (DÜI-Mjr) |
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| ISBN: | 0312121989 |
| Contains: | In: Islamism and secularism in North Africa
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