The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria: The Democratic Option of Islamism

ISBN-13: 9781138701717 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 174 str.

Naomi Ramirez Diaz

Opis

This book examines the ideological evolution of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB) and how they represent a 'democratic option of Islamism', as an alternative to the concept of post-Islamism. It touches upon different themes such as Islamism, post-Islamism, the concept of citizenship in the Islamist mindset, the idea of a civil State, authoritarianism, and ideological revisionism.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Democratic Option of Islamism  2. Key Ideologues of the SMB  3. The Fighting Vanguard and the Radicalization of the SMB’s Discourse  4. Back to Basics under Bashar al-Aasad  5. The SMB and the Syrian Revolution  6. The Generational Cleavage and the Need for Internal Reform Conclusion Annex 1 - 4

O autorze

Naomí Ramírez Díaz received her PhD on Arab and Islamic Studies from the Autónoma University of Madrid. She has published numerous articles on the Syrian struggle and has also translated multiple sources, providing the public with first-hand accounts of the situation in Syria.