Information on "Religious Reform"
January 2013
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2013
Religious Democracy and Civilizational Politics
Author: Michael Driessen
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
Much of the recent literature on the evolution of Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa has focused on the extent to which Islamist political parties have become ‘secularized’ or not, at least in terms of their political goals and rheto... More on «Religious Democracy and Civilizational Politics »
November 2011
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15 Nov 2011
Democracy and its Characteristics
Author: Shirin Ebadi, Christopher Rundle
Publisher: Chatham House
This paper is a transcript of a lecture given by human hights activitist and 2003 Nobel Laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi. More on «Democracy and its Characteristics»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Taking Stock - Madrasa Reform in Pakistan
Author: Kaja Borchgrevink, Kristian Berg Harpviken
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report examines more closely the Pakistani madrasa sector and some of the common assumptions that are guiding the current debate. More on «Taking Stock - Madrasa Reform in Pakistan»
May 2011
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13 May 2011
Current Moroccan Anti-Terrorism Policy
Author: Jack Kalpakian
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This paper argues that Morocco’s counter-terrorism policy, which involved legal, social and religious reforms, has worked, in general. More on «Current Moroccan Anti-Terrorism Policy»
January 2011
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6 Jan 2011
What Happened to the Smiling Face of Indonesian Islam?
Author: Martin Van Bruinessen
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
The transition form authoritarian to democratic rule in Indonesia has been accompanied by the apparent decline of the liberal Muslim discourse that was dominant during the 1970s and 1980s and the increasing prominence of Islamist and fundamentalist i... More on «What Happened to the Smiling Face of Indonesian Islam?»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
The Taliban’s Evolving Ideology
Author: Alia Brahimi
Publisher: LSE Global Governance
This paper discusses features of the ideological evolution of the Taliban and its quest for legitimacy in Afghanistan. More on «The Taliban’s Evolving Ideology»
January 2010
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2010
New Directions in Islamic Thought
Author: Hassan Hanafi
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
This lecture transcript aims to go beyond the popular discourse on Islamic fundamentalism and violent Islam, instead focusing on three clusters of new directions in contemporary Islam. More on «New Directions in Islamic Thought»
December 2008
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Dec 2008
Laicidad, laicismo, ética pública
Author: Rafael Palomino
Esta publicación examina fenómenos representados por la multiculturalidad, la identidad y la violencia radical. More on «Laicidad, laicismo, ética pública»
October 2008
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15 Oct 2008
Conceptualizing the Sunni-Shi'i Encounter in the Modern Period
Author: Neguin Yavari
Publisher: International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
This study examines the issues of religious authority and legitimacy in Islam. More on «Conceptualizing the Sunni-Shi'i Encounter in the Modern Period»
May 2008
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7 May 2008
Roots of Radical Sunni Traditionalism
Author: Karim Douglas Crow
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper reviews historically the relatively obscure trend in Islam known as the Hashwiyah. More on «Roots of Radical Sunni Traditionalism»
