Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; PART I; Introduction; PART II; 1 The Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation:Participation and Legitimacy; 2 The Muslim Brotherhood:Protest and Politics; 3 The Internet: Myriad Voices and One Islam; PART III; 4 The Concept and Strategies; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The combination of Islam and politics creates strong images and provokes fierce discussion. Over the last few decades we have seen how Islam has generated political turbulence around the world. In ""Political Islam in the Global World"", Aini Linjakumpu develops an approach with which one can study the politicization of Islam in different circumstances and contexts. The book uses three case studies to analyze the political dimension of Islam: cooperation between the European Union and non-Union Mediterranean countries (including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, t