This study examines how Islamists are socially, discursively and linguistically represented in the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram . The main question of this study is what would the Egyptian government do to halt the Brothers' political growth and potential threat? To answer this q…
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The rise of political martyrdom in the contemporary world is not a new phenomenon but can be traced back to at least the early Twentieth Century with the rise of European Fascist movements. Both they, and the fascist-like movements of today, share a cluster of characteristics th…
This dissertation examines Islamic banking in Jordan. It is argued that institutions perceived as culturally authentic may play important political roles in a post-colonial society. Islamic banking in particular can both function in a modern, globalized economy and express cultu…
In view of the invisibility of Arab(ic)-Islamic rhetorics and the dominance of scholarship on Christian rhetorical traditions in rhetorical studies alongside an increased visibility of public rhetorics about Islamic women in American politics, this research explores the experien…
This study examines the notion of Monotheism in the Zoroastrian religion in the thought of al-Shahristani, by carefully analyzing the arguments he presents and comparing them to those of scholars and philosophers – both classical and contemporary – who studied the Zoroastrian, i…
This study is a comparative study of the Turkish Islamist movement Milli Görüs (IGMG) in Germany and the Netherlands. It is a qualitative and a quantitative inquiry about the nature (whether it is moderate or radical) of the Milli Görüs movement in these two countries. The centr…
I use an agent-based model to model a dynamic network that considers the rate at which Islamism will spread globally. I define Islamism as the organized political trend that seeks to solve modern political problems by referencing Muslim teachings. The trend is also associated wi…
By refuting the commonplace depiction of Islamists' anti-Westernism as a "war against modernity," this dissertation argues that modernization and emulating the West are two distinct socio-economic and political processes. Its central question is whether Islamism can be regarded …
Ruling Islamists’ interactions with ethnic minorities have been largely understudied and undertheorized. This research study examines ruling Islamists’ treatment of minorities, asking two questions. The first question is how do ruling Islamists treat minorities? And the second i…
In the late twentieth century, Turkey, like other Muslim societies throughout the Middle East and Asia, witnessed an upsurge in Islamist political mobilization. My research project explores support for the Islamist party in Istanbul, using survey and focus group data, through a …
This thesis is a postcolonial study of contemporary Islamist ideology which is calling for the restoration of Shari'a (Islamic law) as a mechanism to redefine Muslim identity and to reject imperialistic Western legal structures. Many Muslims worldwide are suffering from an ident…
Using a wider theoretical framework and recognizing the gaps that exist in studying political Islam, this study utilized Social Movement Theory (SMT) in examining the rise of the Islamic Movement in Sudan (1945-1989). Social Movement Theory (SMT) can provide a more comprehensive…
Inspired with the Islamist Revolution of 1979 in Iran, Islamist movements throughout the Middle East have confronted the regimes in their respective countries, with the Islamist goal of replacing them with Islamist regimes. Egypt and Turkey are not exceptions. Although differed …
The rise of religious movements across civilizations has challenged long held expectations concerning the ultimate separation of religion and politics. The predominance of Islamic movements in Turkey is especially puzzling, given that it is arguably the most secularized country …
In Turkey, Islamists and secularists have long battled to control public opinion. Secularists have attempted to lock religion into the private sphere. For their part, Islamists have struggled to gain and maintain public visibility. On each side, activists have exerted pressures …
In post Cold War politics, as a powerful alternative to the authoritarian "status-quo" regimes of the Muslim World, Islamism has become among the most critical political issues as various Islamist movements increasingly challenge governments for more political reforms, democrati…
This paper provides an analysis of Hizbullah's Islamic-Lebanese identity and its behavior as a Lebanese political party. In an effort to understand the party's political behavior, the paper begins with a theory section in which Shi'i conceptions of the relationship between Islam…
This study examines the impact which the demise of Islamic theology ( `ilm al-kalam ) by the fifteenth century C.E. has had on modern Islamic thought, and explores the correlation between anti-theological discourse and the rise of Islamism in the twentieth century. The socio-pol…
This study explores Islamism's interplay with higher education as the movement advances an agenda for worldwide reformation. Over an eighty-year period, Islamism has appropriated higher education institutions, professional associations, on- and off-campus organizations, and publ…