Information on "Religion and State" and "Arab World"
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Which Democracy After the "Arab Spring"
Author: Roberto Toscano
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
The experience of the “Arab Spring”, with its achievements and its failures, raises several fundamental questions about democracy that are valid beyond the region. More on «Which Democracy After the "Arab Spring"»
May 2012
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May 2012
Demographic Challenges and Opportunities Ahead in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Youssef Courbage
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This brief looks at demographic shifts in Arab countries and examines its causes and effects. More on «Demographic Challenges and Opportunities Ahead in the Middle East and North Africa» -
May 2012
Arab Muslim Women After the Uprisings: The Encounter Between the Liberalisation of Islamist Politics and the Feminisation of Islamic Interpretation
Author: Aitemad Muhanna
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Women’s participation in the Arab uprisings has been inspired by the expansion of an Islamist-based model of Arab women’s activism and a gradual shrinking of secular liberal women’s activism. More on «Arab Muslim Women After the Uprisings: The Encounter Between the Liberalisation of Islamist Politics and the Feminisation of Islamic Interpretation»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
Religion and Politics in Arab Transitions
Author: Barah Mikaïl
Publisher: FRIDE
Islamist parties, excluded from the political sphere for much of the last decade, are now coming to the forefront of Arab politics. More on «Religion and Politics in Arab Transitions»
January 2012
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2012
Europe in the Reshaped Middle East
Author: Ana Echagüe, Kristina Kausch, Nazanine Metghalchi, Hélène Michou, Barah Mikaïl, Richard Youngs
Publisher: FRIDE
This collection of essays and articles focuses on the 'Arab Spring'. More on «Europe in the Reshaped Middle East»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Tensions in the Second Year of the Arab Revolution
Author: Mariano Aguirre
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
As the Arab spring enters its second year, this policy brief discusses the tensions emerging between supporters of the old regimes, reformers and Islamists. More on «Tensions in the Second Year of the Arab Revolution»
December 2006
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29 Dec 2006
The Many Faces of Political Islam
Author: Mohammed Ayoob
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper discusses the assumptions commonly prevalent in the analysis of political Islam. More on «The Many Faces of Political Islam»
September 2006
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Sep 2006
Islam's Bloody Innards?
Author: Indra de Soysa, Ragnhild Nordås
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This publication examines empirically whether majority-Muslim societies suffer higher levels of human rights violations and political terror relative to others. More on «Islam's Bloody Innards?»
