Dynamism in Islamic Activism Reference Points for Democratization and Human Rights

• Main Author: Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbele (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam University Press 2006
• Series: WRR
• Subjects: Sociology & anthropology; Politics & government; public administration; sociology; sociologie; bestuurskunde; politicologie; political science
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The increased tensions surrounding radical Muslims and radical movements in the political Islam are not only manifested in the Western countries but also in the Muslim world itself. Tendencies and political movements that undermine the status quo have proliferated since the 1970s. They plead for a f...