Secularism Confronts Islamism: Divergent Paths of Transitional Negotiations in Egypt and Tunisia Affan Mohammad
Secularism Confronts Islamism: Divergent Paths of Transitional Negotiations in Egypt and Tunisia Affan Mohammad This book provides in-depth examination of the recent confrontation between Islamists…
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Secularism Confronts Islamism: Divergent Paths of Transitional Negotiations in Egypt and Tunisia Affan Mohammad
This book provides in-depth examination of the recent confrontation between Islamists and secularists in Egypt and Tunisia. During the Arab Spring, disputes between both political trends sparked shortly after getting rid of their common enemy: the autocratic rulers. Presenting a new approach to understand Islamism and secularism, the research addresses the variables that could affect the outcome of transitional negotiations.The secularist-Islamist conflict proved to be a major hindrance for democratisation and a main source of political instability in the Middle East.
Then, polarisation grew deeper with the political competition in the parliamentary and presidential elections and the ideological disagreements during the drafting of the constitution. First, they disagreed on how to lead the transitional period. Eventually, this conflict put Tunisia at a verge of civil strife in