Tag: political islam
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A Critique of Islamism
Islamism, in current contexts, connotes a political order based on and around Islam. However, these connotations are primarily negative, ranging from a vile and violent overthrow of the modern political system to a petty abuse hurled at Muslims. [1] Professor Salman Sayyid appears to have taken cue from this, and attempts to displace the negative…
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Dekonstrukcija zapadnih predstava o političkom islamu
Za zapadne posmatrače je nepoželjno postojanje političkog djelovanja sa metafizičkim referencama, jer je upečatljiva karakteristika savremenog doba to što je ono desakralizirano. Budući da je tako, islamsko političko djelovanje se, skoro po klišeu, posmatra u vezi sa bremenitim i analitički beskorisnim terminima kao što su „radikalizam“ i „fundamentalizam“. U najgorem slučaju, u vladajućim predstavama je…
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Reconsidering the Liberal Asylum
In recent years, the right wing’s increased outward animosity towards Islam and Muslims has driven Muslims to become disillusioned with the conservative Republican party.
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Countering the Assault of Secularization
This piece is the final part of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind.
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The Secularization of the Muslim Mind
This piece is part one of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind. This report aims to highlight a subtle yet existential threat to the Muslim community in America: an assault on the Muslim mind.
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Deconstructing Western Representations of Political Islam
Rather than providing useful insights about Islamic politics itself, dominant Western representations of political Islam merely reflect the anxieties of the intellectual and ideological milieu producing them.