Articles for Political Islam

CPM Leader's Radicalizing Words Ignite Kerala Muslim Youth
1 month, 4 weeks ago

CPM Leader's Radicalizing Words Ignite Kerala Muslim Youth

New Indian Express  

CPM leader P Jayarajan claims that PDP leader Abdul Nazar Madani played a significant role in radicalising Muslim youth in Kerala. He alleges that Madani's speeches, particularly during the demolition of Babri Masjid, played a crucial role in inciting extremist thoughts among Muslim minorities. The book also discusses the Islamic Sevak Sangh's involvement in providing arms training to Muslim youths, …

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A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East

Live Mint  

OLD STEREOTYPES are haunting the Middle East once more. In a survey conducted last year by James Zogby, an American pollster, over two-thirds of the Middle East’s young adults said they wanted religious institutions to “modernise". There and in Saudi Arabia and the UAE the Muslim Brotherhood, the world’s oldest Islamist movement, was banned. Hamas’s overthrow in Gaza might bring …

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Hamas and its supporters are ‘beyond belief’
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas and its supporters are ‘beyond belief’

The Hindu  

The opinion in the West on the current Israel-Hamas war is not as one-sided as its coverage by CNN might make you feel. Effect on the Palestinian cause It is understood by many European observers that the Hamas attack — though most still consider it wrong and indefensible — was the consequence of the relentless spread of Israeli settlements, largely …

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Frontline Newsletter: Is this the end of political Islam?
1 year, 4 months ago

Frontline Newsletter: Is this the end of political Islam?

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 25, 2023 14:18 IST - 2 MINS READ Dear reader, Political Islam has been a dominant force in West Asian politics for over four decades. The state- However, in recent times, political Islam, represented by diverse expressions such as the Wahhabi state order in Saudi Arabia, the Muslim Brotherhood, and jehad, has faced challenges, leading to its …

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In Turkey’s elections, nationalism is the real winner
1 year, 7 months ago

In Turkey’s elections, nationalism is the real winner

Al Jazeera  

In both the pro-government and opposition camps, nationalists are key and rising in popularity. Nationalists, in the form of the Nationalist Movement Party and its leader Devlet Bahceli, are the main allies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. While Erdogan’s AK Party included politicians from the predominantly Kurdish Huda-Par Islamist party in its parliamentary candidate lists, this will be more …

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Right Word | Banna, Qutb, Maududi: Three keys to understanding Islamist violence from Jahangirpuri to Stockholm
2 years, 8 months ago

Right Word | Banna, Qutb, Maududi: Three keys to understanding Islamist violence from Jahangirpuri to Stockholm

Firstpost  

The ideological foundation for the fanatic and violent identity politics of Islamists was laid down by Hassan al Banna, Sayyid Qutb and Maulana Abul Ala Maududi in the 20th century What has triggered the violence in Hindu processions of Ram Navami and Hanuman Janmaotsav at several places across Bharat recently? Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Trans-Jordan, Palestine, …

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Why is Austria coming after the Muslim Brotherhood?
3 years, 5 months ago

Why is Austria coming after the Muslim Brotherhood?

Al Jazeera  

In late May, the Austrian government published the addresses of more than 620 mosques and Muslim associations in Austria. Austria’s crusade against ‘political Islam’ After reviews of the Muslim Brotherhood were launched in the US and the UK in the mid-2010s, Austria also followed suit, with the Austrian Integration Fund and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution …

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Austria gov’t agrees to preventive arrests, ban ‘political Islam’
4 years, 1 month ago

Austria gov’t agrees to preventive arrests, ban ‘political Islam’

Al Jazeera  

Proposals include the ability to close mosques, strip citizenship and imprison those convicted of ‘terrorism’ for life. The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of “terror” offenses behind bars for life, electronic surveillance of people convicted of terror-related offenses upon release and criminalising religiously motivated and politically extreme acts. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday that the government …

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