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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics
American Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 2, Page 623-642, April 2026.Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
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MISINTERPRETATION OF SALAFI JIHADIST ON JIHÄ€D VERSES: AN ANALYSIS
Asy-Syari'ah, 2022 Nowadays, the term "JihaÌ…d" has taken on the connotation of a frightening term (logophobia). This is due to the fact that religious extremists use it in a very narrow context.
Hudzaifah Achmad Qotadah +2 more
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“American Islam”: The Politics of Religious Authenticity in Iran
Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 35, Issue 3, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT This article analyzes “American Islam” as a political category of religious authenticity in the Islamic Republic of Iran rather than as a fixed theological concept. Using a critical discourse‐analytic framework, it examines how Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei construct and operationalize the opposition between pure Muhammadan Islam ...
Fateh Saeidi
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Salafis and Social Media: The Emergence of Islamic Populism in Indonesia
Jurnal Sosiologi AgamaThe development of the Salafism movement in Indonesia is supported by the digitalization of their preaching, even though previously this group claimed to be Puritan, rejected modernization and was known to be strict in interpreting the Koran and hadith.
Rholand Muary +2 more
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IDENTITY CRISIS, CONTESTATION, AND CONFLICT WITHIN THE HADRAMI COMMUNITY OF AL-IRSYAD 1990-2007
Journal of Social Studies, 2017 At reformation era the identity crisis amongst the members of Al-Irsyad became manifest which directed to split in 20027. This article aims to analyze the Hadrami, the community of Arab descendent, at dealing the issues of Islam and the state at the ...
Miftahuddin Miftahuddin, Ajat Sudrajat
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 984-1002, December 2025.In the widely demonized municipality of Ettadhamun, the heavy hand of Zin al Abidine Ben Ali's police state was partly lifted in 2011 and replaced by the softer touch of aid promoting international democracy. This aid architecture supported the burgeoning civil society to train Ettadhamun residents in the skill of ‘interpersonal communication’ (tawasul
Charis Boutieri
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The Empty State: Governing the Voids in a Projected Conflict‐Torn Yemen
Politics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 5, October 2025.ABSTRACT This study introduces the concept of the “Empty State” to explain a form of state dysfunction in Yemen, where state institutions exist but are stripped of their governance authority. While frameworks on fragile or failed states emphasize the weakness or collapse of state capacity, the Empty State highlights the persistence of symbolic ...
Moosa Elayah
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American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 3, Page 541-551, September 2025.ABSTRACT In recent years, anthropologists and theologians have been engaging in conversation with one another. Building on, and branching out from, that conversation, this article calls for a careful ethnographic engagement with not just “God talk” (the literal meaning of theology) but also with the figure of God itself.
Amira Mittermaier
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Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT Throughout Rashid Karami's illustrious career as a Sunni za'im and Lebanon's longest‐serving prime minister, he did his best to represent his community by supporting the involvement of the Syrians in Lebanese politics during Lebanon's Second Civil War.
Zach Battat, Ronen A. Cohen, Dan Naor
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Salafi Social and Political Movements: National and Transnational Contexts
Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 2022 Salafi movements, despite their limited following, seem to take a major share in the discussions of Islamic movements. This edited book, which emerged from a set of papers read at the ‘Future of Salafism’ conference held in Oxford in 2018, is one of the recently published works in the field that present discussions and developments within contemporary ...
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