Globalisation's Challenge to the Islamic Ummah

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riaz Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Islamic Movements ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development And Evolution

AbstractThe concept of ummah embodies the universalism of Islam and provides a framework for religious unity, which accommodates the cultural diversity of believers. It is an important part of historical as well as contemporary discourse on Islam. This paper provides an overview of the development and evolution of the concept of ummah and its usage in Islamic discourse to explain the current social, political and economic conditions of the Muslim world. It reports the findings about ummah consciousness and its relationship to modernity in Muslim countries of Southeast Asia, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East. It will examine the impact of globalisation on the Islamic ummah and how it is shaping the emerging struggle between 'hybridity' and 'authenticity' among Muslims and Islamic movements. The paper will explore the challenges of this struggle and its sociological implications for the 'de-centering' of the Muslim world into multiple autonomous regions. It will argue that the future of the Muslim ummah may gain strength not as a unified and unitary community, but as a differentiated community consisting of ummahs representing different Islamic regions. Each regional ummah will possess and embody a unique character that has been moulded by the history and temperament of its people. The paper will conclude with some observations on the future religious, intellectual, economic and political trajectories of Muslim countries.

The Future of the Middle East: The Impact of the Northern Tier

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAHMOOD SARIOLGHALAM
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impacts of Syrian Crisis on Turkish-Iranian Relations: (Rojava Factor)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 570
Author(s):  
Othman Ali ◽  
Zhirwan A. Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
The North ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Future ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regional Effort

The Syrian crisis in general and the Northern Syria (Rojava) cantons have a profound impact on Turkish-Iranian relations.  We have a paradox here where the Kurdish factor seems to have initially driven Iran and Turkey a part and complicated the bilateral relations between the two countries.  However, the Rojava factor has recently forced the two countries to some form of regional cooperation and in the future the desire of Turkey and Iran to prevent the emergence of a Kurdish entity in Northern Syria will be a strengthening factor for the bilateral relations.  It is anticipated that Syrian and Iraqi regimes which share the same concern will join Turkey and Iran in this regional effort to contain or even destroy the Rojava experience.  Nevertheless, the success of this regional effort will be dependent on the future of Russian and American stand towards Rojava. In this paper, the factor of non-state actors in the current situation of the Middle East has been explained.  The reasons of changing the traditional political map of the Middle East have been mentioned.  Then specifically while talking about the Syrian crisis, Turkey and Iran have been focused on while they have been working for implementing their own political agendas in Syria.  The impact of Syrian crisis in general on Turkish-Iranian relations has been explained.  We then have particularly mentioned the rise of Rojava (the North Western part of Syria) as the main reason that affected the regional policies of Turkey and Iran.  In the rise of Rojava, we have answered questions like who is supporting Rojava and why?  Then we have proceed to explain and analyze the different views with which Iran and Turkey initially had about the emergence of Rojava Regime.  Here in this stage, we have tried to give four main groups that have an effective role in the crisis.  When we understand the nature of these groups, their antagonists and their supporters, we will almost understand the goals and interests of each main actor that supporting them including Iran and Turkey.  Finally, we will reflect upon the Iranian ambitions and strategic goals in the region, taking Syria as an example, and why Turkey is trying to limit the hegemony of Ira

DEKLARASI BALFOUR, LAHIRNYA SEBUAH PRASANGKA 100 TAHUN

2017 ◽  
pp. 15-40
Author(s):  
Yecki Bus
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Middle East ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
The West ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
Official Declaration

The Balfour Declaration was the official declaration of the United Kingdom of the status of the Land of Palestine announced by Foreign Minister Lord Arthur James Balfour on November 2, 1917. This declaration contains the support of the British Empire to make the Land of Palestine a place of state formation for the Jews. The existence of the declaration sparked great controversy and great suspicion, especially for the Muslim world about the evil conspiracy of Jews and Christians destroying Islam. This paper will explore the roots of the prejudices of hostilities by making the Balfour Declaration a central point. Based on historical search, it can be seen the nuances of conspiracy-scented conspiracy in this declaration. Although for the United Kingdom the Declaration was an attempt to win the war, but the feeling of being cheated already provoked a perpetual outrage toward the West for Muslims in the Middle East. This event is used as ammunition to inflame feelings of resentment and anger in many media publications in many Muslim countries. So the attention and reconciliation of Islam-West by lifting the 1917 incident is felt necessary to reduce the endless anger.

scholarly journals The Role of Women in the Political Discourse of Muslim Countries

Islamovedenie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Gadzhimuradova Gyulnara Ilyasbekovna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Islamic Movements ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The One

The article is devoted to the problem of gender equality in Tunisia, Lebanon and Turkey. These countries belong to the Arab-Muslim world, where religious traditions and Sharia law are strong. The authors show what path these countries have taken in addressing gender equality is-sues and outline the role of women themselves in addressing the question of their rights. The article shows the results of women's struggle for their rights and the ways women's right to equality are implemented in each country. The authors emphasize the importance of women's participation in the social and political life of countries. They use the examples of Tunisia, Leb-anon and Turkey that, on the one hand, are part of the Muslim world, and, on the other hand, adhere to secular principles of government at the legislative level. The article shows that tradi-tions are still strong in these countries, and religion is a powerful social and political factor that affects the current state of gender equality and hinders women's participation in politics at dif-ferent levels of government. The study attempts to demonstrate the role governments and vari-ous Islamic movements play in shaping public policy towards women and their rights, and the role of women themselves in the society and in addressing gender equality issues.

Islamic Resistance in Palestine: Hamas, the Gaza War and the Future of Political Islam

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da'na Seif
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
Arab Nationalism ◽  
Islamic Movements ◽  
Cultural Transformations ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Random Events ◽  
The Future ◽  
Military Victory

The significant events stirring the Middle East can hardly be comprehended without recognising and conceptualising the considerable cultural transformations in the region. Hamas' electoral victory in January 2006 in Palestine, Hizbullah's political and military victory in Lebanon in the July war of the same year, and the instantaneous initiation of Iraqi resistance in April 2003 following the American invasion are neither isolated nor random events but events that require explanation. This paper examines the ‘New Islamic Phenomenon’, the latest reinvention of Islam and the corresponding new trend in political Islam, focusing primarily on the rise of Hamas, in order to explain the region's cultural transformations and consider the future trajectory of political Islam following Israel's war on Gaza. This article sharply distinguishes the new Islamic movements, politically and theologically, from other fundamentalist orientations and agues that the new trend in Islam represents both the new Arab nationalism and a major endeavour in Islamic intellectual and theological renewalism.

scholarly journals The Shia armed groups and the future of Iraq

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Kardo Rached ◽  
Ahmed Bali
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
The State ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Armed Group ◽  
The Future ◽  
Weberian Theory ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe rising and acceleration of the Shia armed group in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon require a deep understanding of the root of the multi-dimensional conflicts in the Middle East. An appropriate and sufficient approach to the research about these militias would be from a viewpoint of an internal conflict rather than an external conflict. The legitimization of the existence of the majority of these militias, if not all of them, is the fight and the struggle against an entity which is the Sunni sect, that would assimilate them rather than integrating them peacefully. In this article, we try to identify the impact of the Shia militias in Iraq on the formation of the future of this country. We maintain that these armed groups will be a destabilizing factor for Iraq and its neighbors, and they will worsen and deepen the sectarian division in the Middle East. We assess these different groups from different perspectives, for example, using the Weberian theory that the state is the only entity that has a monopoly of violence; Ariel Ahram’s model of state-sponsored and government-sponsored militias; and finally the devolution of violence to these armed groups.

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