Islamism and the State
July 25th, 2008 by Amanda
The Journal of Democracy examines the role of Islamist parties in the political process across the Middle East. Tamara Coffman Wittes of the Brookings Institution highlights “The Three Kind of Movements” in political Islam, from the moderate forces of the Muslim Brotherhood to the extreme, and to the “nationalist” groups like Hezbollah of Lebanon.
Continuing on the topic of Islamism and the state, The Economist covers the controversy among Muslims about the the consequences for apostates of the faith. Grand mufti Ali Gomaa of Egypt cites Quranic verses permitting the conversion of Muslims to another faith, namely that ‘there is no compulsion in religion’.
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