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Political Islam: Ideology and Practice (SOAS Middle East Issues): Context versus Ideology
Author(s): Khaled Hroub (Author, Editor)
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 0863566596
- ISBN-13: 9780863566592
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the contemporary debates within political Islam, providing an in-depth analysis of the specific movements, countries and regions in the Arab world and Israel.
The contributors contend that the evolution of Islamic movements is contextual rather than ideological. Therefore, Islamic movements are best understood individually within their own historical, socio-political and cultural setting.
Political Islam is an essential reference for academics, researchers and the media, as well as general readers with an interest in Islamic political debates.Contributors include Abdullah Baabood, Youcef Bouandel, Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Kamal Helbawy, Roel Meijer, Ibrahim Moussawi, Tariq Ramadan, Tilde Rosmer, Murad Batal al-Shishani, Sara Silvestri and Camille Tawil.
Editorial Reviews
Review
[Hroub’s] work on Hamas is exceptional … a lucid, informative and extremely valuable introduction to this complex organisation.’ —Sara Roy, Harvard University
About the Author
Khaled Hroub is the director of the Cambridge Arab Media Project at the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. He presented Channel 4’s Why the Arabs Hate the West and hosted a weekly book review programme for Al Jazeera TV. He is the author of Hamas: Political Thought and Practice and Hamas: A Beginners Guide.
