This study asks how national power capacity and state structures are reconfigured when faced simultaneously with the power diffusion impact of political globalization--defined as a consensus of ideas and subsequent pressure on states for further democratization and liberalizatio…
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The challenges to stability, unity, and democracy in Iraq are typically characterized as factional (sectarian and ethnic) or as struggle against the presence of foreign troops. However, this assumption remains largely erroneous. The problems and challenges in Iraq are actually a…
The 1990 Gulf War disrupted the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's secular nationalist trend. To the extent that Palestinian in Jordan, who constitute the majority, saw Saddam Hussein as a force willing to challenge Israeli regional hegemony, his defeat not only represented another A…
This research questions the "role model" status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in the secular context with a specific reference to the women with headscarves. The Turkish Republic's commitment to modernization is what renders it a role m…
The goals of this proposed study were to explore the history, challenges, and accomplishments of Iranian women in higher education and to be able to contribute to the literature of what we do know about the integration of these women into higher education. The impact of Iranian …
This thesis is a study of the development of the Babi movement and the political implications embodied in its religious teachings. The thesis basically assumes that in its early development (1844-1848), the movement may be seen merely as religiously dissenting from the mainstrea…
Observers of political Islam often question the movement's prospects: Will it soon sweep aside discredited governments or is it a spent force? This dissertation explores the confines of political Islam as a system of thought by analyzing the ideological formulations of Islamism …
My dissertation examines transformations in political poetry that accompany the expansion of writing and recording technologies in Yemen. Although Yemeni poets have long been political spokespersons for local communities, they have begun in recent decades to use audiocassette te…
This study proposes a new way of reading Arabic political discourse. Taking the issue of democracy in contemporary Egypt as the central problem, the study examines selected instances of public discourse from 1999-2000, including speeches by President Mubarak, a petition by oppos…
The formulation of the Kompilasi Hukum Islam di Indonesia (KHI), the standard reference on family law--marriage, inheritance and waqf --is the most recent legal milestone throughout the history of Islamic legal development in Indonesia. The change of social perceptions on family…
This dissertation explores the development of political Islam in recent years. Specifically, it tries to explain why in some Muslim countries the state repression of the moderate political Islamist movements was followed by pervasive Islamist violence, whereas in others peaceful…
The study explores the issues that have caused conflict between Muslims and Christians in Northern Nigeria. It focuses on how historical, cultural and political factors have influenced current Muslim-Christian relations. Within this context, the church's mandate to evangelize Mu…
This dissertation investigates the reasons behind the support of political Islam in the eight Muslim societies. Three main arguments are tested at the individual level. The result shows that the explanations of religious attachment and premodernist predisposition are much more p…
The phenomenon of 'Political Islam' has increased in both scope and importance over the past two decades. Beginning with the revolution in Iran, its impact in the Middle East and the international theatre have made it potentially the most destabilizing development in the region.…
A touching autobiography, this remarkable story reveals that at the heart of David Tsubouchi's life is the spirit of gambatte, a Japanese word meaning to do one's best and never give up. The book chronicles his unusual career path from actor and lumber yard worker to dedicated l…
