Islam and the Arab Awakening

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Label

Islam and the Arab Awakening

Statement of responsibility

Tariq Ramadan

Creator

• Ramadan, Tariq

Subject

• 2000-2099
• Arab countries
• Arabischer Frühling
• Democratization
• Democratization -- Arab countries
• Islam
• Islam -- 21st century
• Revolutions
• Revolutions -- Arab countries
• Social movements
• Social movements -- Arab countries
• Islam

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng

Summary

One of the most important developments in the modern history of the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010, bringing down dictators, sparking a civil war in Libya, and igniting a bloody uprising in Syria. Its long-term repercussions in Egypt and elsewhere remain unclear. In this book, the author explores the uprisings, offering rare insight into their origin, significance, and possible futures. As early as 2003, there had been talk of democratization in the Middle East and North Africa. The U.S. government and private organizations set up networks and provided training for young leaders, especially in the use of the Internet and social media, and the West abandoned its unconditional support of authoritarian governments. But the West did not create the uprisings. Indeed, one lesson presented here is that these mass movements and their consequences cannot be totally controlled. Something irreversible has taken place: dictators have been overthrown without weapons. But, democratic processes are only beginning to emerge, and unanswered questions remain. What role will religion play? How should Islamic principles and goals be rethought? Can a sterile, polarizing debate between Islamism and secularism be avoided?

Member of

• Islam et le réveil arabe

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

909/.097492708312

Index

index present

LC call number

DS63.1

LC item number

.R3513 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography