The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of
democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position. As The Challenge of Political …

The rise of Islamist groups in Egypt's polity and society is given force through the articulation
of a set of competing yet inter-linked discourses that challenge the authority of the post …

For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever came to power.
Now, they have answers: confusing ones. In the Levant, ISIS established a government by …

For the last several decades an influential group of Egyptian scholars and public
intellectuals has been having a profound effect in the Islamic world. Raymond Baker offers a …

2 INTRODUCTION: CRITICALLY STUDYING POLITICAL ISLAM their interests and roles.
When presenting the views of the Islamists, the specialists of Muslim politics themselves …

What type of political order do Egypt's Islamists seek to create? This question is examined by
studying two types of sources: the theoretical works of Egypt's most prominent contemporary …

Over the last few decades, Islam has become a cen? tral point of reference for a wide range
of political activities, arguments and opposition movements. The term" political Islam" has …

Are Islam and democracy on a collision course? Do Islamic movements seek to" hijack
democracy?" How have governments in the Muslim world responded to the many …

Islamism has emerged as one of the most significant political ideologies of the 21st century.
From the Islamic Revolution in Iran to the grinding struggle of Hizballah in Lebanon and the …

Islamist political parties and groups are on the rise throughout the Muslim world, constituting
a new political Islam that is global in scope and yet local in action. Emmanuel Karagiannis …