Political Islam: Context Versus Ideology [Paperback]

An indispensable reference for academics, researchers, the media and the informed general reader with an interest in Islamic political debates.

Khaled Hroub: Dr Khaled Hroub is a leading expert on Hamas and Islamic movements. He teaches Modern Middle Eastern history at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge University, where he is the director of Cambridge Arab Media Project. His publications include Hamas: Political Thought and Practice and Hamas: A Beginners Guide. He is also a frequent contributor to major Arab newspapers such as al-Hayat, and writes for openDemocracy.

SOAS Middle East Issues is an authoritative, internationally refereed series of in-depth analyses of contemporary political, economic and social issues in the region stretching from Morocco to Iran.

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1.Introduction by Khaled Hroub 9

2.Umma, State and Movement: 20
Events that Shaped the Modern Debate
Abdelwahab El-Affendi

3.Salafism: Doctrine, Diversity and Practice 37
Roel Meijer

4.The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt:
Historical Evolution and Future Prospects 62
Kamal Helbawy

5. Political Islam in North Africa 89
Youcef Bouandel

6.The Islamists of Iraq and the Sectarian Factor: 108
The Case of Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia
Murad Batal al-Shishani

7.Islamism in the Gulf Region 131
Abdullah Baabood

8.Hamas: Conflating National Liberation and Socio-Political Change 165
Khaled Hroub

9.The Islamic Movement in the Jewish State 186
Tilde Rosmer

10.The Making of Lebanons Hizbullah 215
Ibrahim Moussawi

11.Al-Qaeda in the Mil3ã