This text describes Syria's present day Islamic groups - particularly their social profile and ideology - as well as offering an explanation of their resurgence. It also examines the government's shift from promoting secularism to muting secularism and co-opting Islamic sectors.

This text describes Syria's present day Islamic groups - particularly their social profile and ideology - as well as offering an explanation of their resurgence. It also examines the government's shift from promoting secularism to muting secularism and co-opting Islamic sectors.