Information on "Religion and State"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Muslime in der Russischen Föderation
Author: Uwe Halbach
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Russland tritt aussenpolitisch als ein Motor für Integration in Eurasien auf. More on «Muslime in der Russischen Föderation»
February 2013
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4 Feb 2013
Russian Analytical Digest No.122: Pussy Riot
Author: Caroline von Gall, Thomas Bremer
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE) / German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
This edition of the RAD looks at the trial of the Russian punk band ‘Pussy Riot’. More on «Russian Analytical Digest No.122: Pussy Riot»
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 debated the extent to which Islamist political parties have become ‘secularized’ in their political goals and rhetoric. More on «Religious Democracy and Civilizational Politics »
October 2012
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Oct 2012
A Tyranny of the Majority?
Author: Moataz El Fegiery
Publisher: FRIDE
This paper analyzes the positions of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt), the Salafist al-Nour Party (Egypt), and the al-Nahda Party (Tunisia) on international human rights, both as a political norm and practice. More on «A Tyranny of the Majority?»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Turkmenistan: Has There Been a Thaw?
Author: Alexey Malashenko
Publisher: Carnegie Moscow Center
In contrast to other CIS states, Turkmenistan is characterized by a tribal culture and the fact that under the first president, Saparmurat Niyazov, a totalitarian regime had been established there. More on «Turkmenistan: Has There Been a Thaw?»
July 2012
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31 Jul 2012
Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
A key player in the summer 2012 political crisis unfolding in Baghdad is the Al-Iraqiya Alliance, a cross-confessional, predominantly Sunni, mostly secular coalition of parties. More on «Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya»
June 2012
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11 Jun 2012
Before and After the Revolution: A 'Spring' also for the Copts of Egypt
Author: Alessia Melcangi
Publisher: British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
This paper analyzes the ‘Coptic question’ in contemporary debate, underlining the political relations between the Christian community and the political institutions of Egypt, its varied composition, the intra-communal cleavages or factionalism. More on «Before and After the Revolution: A 'Spring' also for the Copts of Egypt» -
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"» -
Jun 2012
Russia's State Church
Author: David Satter
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
This commentary discusses the actions of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot and places them in the context of identification of the Russian Orthodox church with the regime of Vladimir Putin. More on «Russia's State Church »
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»
