Islam and politics

Islam and politics

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Islam and politics

dc.contributor	Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service	en_US
dc.contributor	Foreign Policy Association	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Middle East	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Algeria	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Egypt	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Tunisia	en_US
dc.creator	John L. Esposito (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Mary Jane Deeb (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic) (Moderator)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-20T22:50:26Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-20T22:50:26Z
dc.date.created	1994	en_US
dc.date.issued	1994
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552601
dc.description	In this episode, Great Decisions examines political Islam in Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia. Although the mixing of religion and state is a phenomenon thousands of years old, the end of the Cold War brought increased scrutiny to religion's role in world politics. In no region of the globe did religion figure more prominently than in the Middle East and North Africa, where the emergence of Islamic militants and Islamic political groups led to increased pressure on secularism. In Egypt, the government had been battling Islamic militant groups for decades, struggling to maintain secular principles in the face of popular religion. In Tunisia as well, Islamic political groups were met by forceful government repression, and in Algeria the Islamic Salvation Front was outlawed in an attempt to prevent the party from gaining political power in democratic elections. What is political Islam, what risks does it carry, and how can it be distinguished from the politics of religious extremism? To discuss the driving forces behind the resurgence of political Islam and the threats posed by militant Islamic groups, host Peter Krogh sits down with John Esposito, Director of Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and Dr. Mary Jane Deeb, a specialist on North Africa.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Examines the role Islam plays in the politics of North Africa and the emergence of militant Islam.	en_US
dc.format.extent	28 min.	en_US
dc.format.medium	MPG4 H.264	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.relation	Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://mediapilot.georgetown.edu:443/sharestream2gui/getMedia.do?action=streamMedia&mediaPath=0d2117cd24c991620124e02b83750092&cid=0d21b62018c663370119bf04f6be0a8b
dc.source	Great Decisions 1994	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Islam and politics	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Religion and politics -- Middle East	en_US
dc.subject.other	Islamism	en_US
dc.subject.other	the Rise of Political Islam	en_US
dc.title	Islam and politics	en_US
dc.coverage	Democracy	en_US
dc.coverage	Society, Culture and Religion	en_US