Arab spring, IS and democracy
The emergence of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – ISIS - at the tail end of Arab Spring confirmed once again that the import of Western democracy to the Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) is not a cure to the deeply-rooted sociopolitical problems of that region. Numerous Musl...
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| Language: | English |
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New Straits Times Press (NSTP)
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45085/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45085/9/Scan_20151021.pdf |
| Summary: | The emergence of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – ISIS - at the tail end
of Arab Spring confirmed once again that the import of Western democracy to the
Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) is not a cure to the deeply-rooted sociopolitical problems of that region.
Numerous Muslim thought leaders and governments have denounced the ISIS
brutalities as being anti-Islamic and antithetical to the core principles of the religion.
Yet, the self-styled leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, claims global authority of
the Muslim ummah in the manner of the caliphs of old. |
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