Interpreting Islamic Political Parties

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction

   • M. A. Mohamed Salih, Abdullahi Osman El-Tom

   Pages 1-27

3. Of Opportunities and Organization

   • Abdulkader H. Sinno, Ahmed Khomeini

   Pages 29-49

4. Different Settings, Different Definitions, and Different Agendas

   • Kees van Dijk

   Pages 51-81

5. Islamic Parties In Indonesia’s Political Landscape and Their Respective Stances on Women and Minorities

   • Moithiois Diederich

   Pages 83-101

6. From Parties to Movements

   • Stefano Bellucci, Massimo Zaccavia

   Pages 103-115

7. Kuwait’s Islamic Constitutional Movement

   • Nathan J. Brown

   Pages 117-128

8. One Against All

   • Abdel Ghaffmr Mokamed Ahmed

   Pages 129-147

9. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Competitive Politics

   • Samt Zemni, Koenmad Bogaert

   Pages 149-166

10. Islamist Parties in Algeria

    • Amel Boubekeur

    Pages 167-189

11. Islamic Political Parties in Secular South Africa

    • M. A. Mohamed Salih

    Pages 191-206

12. Secularism and Islamism in Turkey Understanding the 2007 Elections

    • Nuran Snvaskam Akdogcm

    Pages 207-230

13. Interrogating Liberal Democracy

    • Sheila Bunwaree

    Pages 231-248

14. The Maldives the Strange Case of Islamic Multiparty Liberal Democracy

    • Paul Moorcmfi

    Pages 249-258

15. Conceptualizing Hizbollah’s Transformation in Lebanon’s Post-Cedar Revolution

    • Karim Knio

    Pages 259-268

16. Back Matter

    Pages 269-302

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Interpreting Islamic Political Parties offer a critical analysis and explanation of the evolution, institutionalization and current developments of Islamic political parties. The volume contains case studies of Islamic political parties in Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Sudan.

• democracy
• Institution
• Islamism
• Political Parties
• politics
• revolution

"This path-breaking book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex and variable relationships between Islam and political party activities in the modern world." - Christopher Clapham, Centre of African Studies, Cambridge University

"For many observers in the West, Islamic political parties must seem like an enigma. This book reaches beyond the enigma to reveal the tremendous diversity, together with the distinguishing similarities. Analysts of democratization and of party politics specifically have much to gain by reading this book." - Professor Peter Burnell, University of Warwick, England

M. A. MOHAMED SALIH is Professor of Politics of Development at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and the Department of Political Science, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.

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