Islam is integral to the societies in the Middle East. It is part of people’s faith, cultural expressions, and social constructions, and a source of law and political legitimacy. In modern times, Islam re-emerged as a significant tool for political mobilisation and in the wake of the Arab Spring these movements have become more popular and have expanded their political space in the whole region. Islamic Movements in the Middle East traces their origin, evolution, ideologies, practices, and analyses their political participation. It is an effort to provide an Indian understanding of Islamic movements in the Middle East.
P R Kumaraswamy • Md. Muddassir Quamar • Manjari Singh
P R Kumaraswamy is a professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and Honorary Director of Middle East Institute, New Delhi.
Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow in the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi.
Manjari Singh is Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Fellow and has submitted her doctoral thesis in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Contents
Contributors
1. Introduction
2. Palestinian National Movement, Islamism and Hamas
Mushtaq Hussain
3. Islamic Constitutional Movement of Kuwait
Mohmad Waseem Malla
4. Role of Student Activism in Iran’s Green Movement
Ankita Sanyal
5. On the Walls of the Iranian Revolution
Sonal Negi
6. The Houthis of Yemen: An Overview
Dipanwita Chakravortty
7. Post-Revolution Tunisia and Ennahda
Divya Malhotra and Sabrine Hamdi
8. Secular-Religious Tension in Tunisia Since 2011
Ihsan Mejdi and Zeba Khan
9. Political Economy, Governance and Islamists:
Analysing the Justice and Development Party of Morocco
Chetna Kuanr
10. Islamic Movement in Israel: From Secrecy to Political Participation
Hirak Jyoti Das
11. The Gulen Movement in Turkey
Vikash Kumar
12. Knesset Elections and the Islamic Movement in Israel
Minakshi Sardar
Political Science
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