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Title Islam and democracy : perspectives on the Arab spring / edited by Aylin Ünver Noi.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note "The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi ...
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Subject Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Arab countries.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Democratization -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century.
Democratization.
History.
Protest movements -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century.
Protest movements.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Noi, Aylin Ünver.
Other Form: Print version: Islam and democracy 1443847143 (DLC) 2013487973 (OCoLC)830813245
ISBN 9781443868747 (electronic book)
1443868744 (electronic book)
1443847143
9781443847148