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A Discussion of Three Theoretical Approaches to Modernity: Understanding Modernity as a Globalising Phenomenon
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)The paper compares the potential of three theories of modernity for explaining the current Islamist revival as an element of modernising Muslim societies. The theories discussed are rationalist fundamentalism as represented ... -
Explaining Hamas's Changing Electoral Strategy, 1996-2006
(Government and Opposition vol. 48 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)Hamas, the most influential Islamist party in the occupied Palestinian territories, replaced its strategy of electoral boycott in 1996 with participation in 2006 – a change not explained in the literature. Assisted by party ... -
Feminist interlegalities and gender justice in Sudan: The debate on CEDAW and Islam
(Religion and Human Rights vol. 6 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01-01)The fundamental argument put forward by Islamists, who have ruled Sudan since 1989, for not signing the convention is based on cultural relativism; different cultures provide indigenous and local solutions to their women's ... -
The Question of Becoming: Islamic Reform-Movements in Contemporary Ethiopia
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2007)Ethiopia’s new political climate (since 1991) has enhanced the Muslims’ opportunities for religious expressions, clearly seen through the surfacing of several Islamic reform movements. These movements; the Salafi movement, ... -
Women and Islamisation - Carving a New Space in Muslim Societies
(Research report, Research report, 1997)The diversity in Muslim women's religious practices and positions within contemporary resurgent Islam, often referred to as "Islamic fundamentalism", has so far been given little attention. The different chapters in this ...