The clash within Islam

Emmanuel Sivan*

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Abstract

Although radical Islam suffered numerous political defeats in the 1990s,it is still socially and culturally vigorous throughout the Middle East. The retreat of the welfare state in many cash-strapped Arab countries has opened the way for Islamic social organisations to fill the void, creating a new outlet for those critical of secularist elites and frustrated by their lack of political voice. The alternative of liberal Islam, meanwhile, has failed to draw disciples beyond a small minority from the educated classes. The struggle that counts, therefore, is between Islamic radicalism and the authoritarian powers that be.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-44
Number of pages20
JournalSurvival
Volume45
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2003

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