Hijacking the Arab Spring? The Rise of the Islamists
Description
For decades, the Muslim Brotherhood was an outlawed organization, marginalized and persecuted. Today, along with the Salafists and other Muslim groups, they are the principal winners of the Arab revolutions. They believe in a "Turkish model" of Islamic rule, and their speech is well-crafted to avoid scaring away the West. But what kind of policies do they want to introduce? Should political Islam be feared? Abdel Hakim Belhadj, leader of the Islamic al-Watan Party in Libya, has long been on the CIA's radar. In Morocco, radical preacher Sheikh Mohamad Fizazi is enjoying a comeback. And in Syria, insurgents are fighting to introduce Sharia Law. From Libya to Morocco to Syria, this program investigates the new parties jostling for power.
Runtime
51 min
Subjects
- Religious institutions (185)
- Political science (297)
- Islam (232)
- Arab Spring, 2010 (10)
- Religion and sociology (173)
- Comparative government (142)
- Political sociology (90)
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
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