Tunisia

Ennahda’s New Course

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6288901
AutoresAbdou Filali-Ansary (autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume27
Fascículo4
Páginas99-109
Data de publicação2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditoraProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2016.0066
OpenAlexW2536168741
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas2

This article calls attention to the declaration by Tunisia’s Ennahda (Renaissance) party that it would abandon the traditional connection between religion and politics in Muslim contexts and instead engage in new approaches to politics based on a separation of activism from predication. The significance of this decision is discussed against a backdrop of the political history of Muslims and the thinking that has prevailed among most Muslims in the name of their religion. The article further aims to identify some of the serious challenges that arise when secularism is supported by civil society rather than imposed by the army or a militant movement

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