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Religious and Political Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Alfred Stepan’s “twin-tolerations” thesis (2000) is a model for explaining different ways that religious and political authority come to be reconciled.
Alboaouh, Kamel, Mahoney, Jon
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Is There a Puzzle? Compliance with Minority Rights in Turkey (1999-2010) [PDF]

open access: yes
The Helsinki Summit in 1999 represents a turning point for EU–Turkey relations. Turkey gained status as a formal candidate country for the EU providing a strong incentive to launch democratic reforms for the ultimate reward of membership. Since 2001, the
Gözde Yilmaz
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“Islamic Tradition”: Questioning the Bosnian Model

open access: yes, 2019
Debates over whether there can be a ‘European Islam’ have not ceased since 1990s when the term was coined by Bassam Tibi. This paper aims to question the idea of a ‘progress towards a liberal Islam’ as being too straightforward by providing historical ...
Hesová, Zora
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Power Sharing in Syria: Lessons from Lebanon's Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In the last two years, the Syrian uprising has turned from a civil protest movement against an authoritarian regime into an outright civil war in which the antagonists affiliations' and identities are increasingly framed in sectarian speech.
Rosiny, Stephan
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Instabiltiy, economic stagnation and the role of Islam in the North Caucasus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the North Caucasus is known as a politically unstable region and as a melting pot for terrorism and all kinds of criminal activity, reaching from drugtrafficking and illegal arms trade to hijacking and extortion ...
Dobler, Constanze
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Another century, another long war [PDF]

open access: yes
This report argues that Australia is involved in the early stages of a conflict that may last for the rest of the century. It considers possible solutions, approaches that could be used, and what Australia should do.
Peter Leahy
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The Struggle of Kosovo Policymakers to Upgrade the Law on Religious Affairs

open access: yes, 2019
Apart from guarantees over freedom of religion, in the last two decades, authorities in Kosovo have made little progress in advancing its legal framework to accommodate the emerging needs of religious communities.
Mehmeti, Jeton
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