Muslims in Global Politics : : Identities, Interests, and Human Rights / / Mahmood Monshipouri.

In Egypt Islamists clash with secularists over religious and national identity, while in Turkey secularist ruling elites have chosen to accommodate Islamists in the name of democracy and reconciliation. As Islam spreads throughout the world, Muslims living in their traditional homelands and in the W...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]
©2009
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface. Muslims' Struggles for Identities, Interests, and Human Rights
  • Chapter 1. Muslims' Quest for Identities, Interests, and Human Rights
  • Chapter 2. International Human Rights Norms and Muslim Experiences
  • Chapter 3. Gender, Identity, and Negotiating Rights
  • Chapter 4. Searching for a Modern Islamic Identity in Egypt
  • Chapter 5. Occupation, Sectarianism, and Identity Politics in Iraq
  • Chapter 6. The Melding of the Old and New in the United Arab Emirates
  • Chapter 7. Secularism, Turkish Islam, and Identity
  • Chapter 8. The Reemergence of Populism in Iranian Politics: Constructing New Identities
  • Chapter 9. Negotiating Modernity and Tradition in Indonesia
  • Chapter 10. Construction of Muslims in Europe: The Politics of Immigration
  • Conclusion Identities, Interests, and Human Rights
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments