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March 26, 2017 | Government

By Berna Turam

through the center East, the conflict among Islamic forces and authoritarian states has undermined many democratization efforts. yet in Turkey, Islamic actors―from the Gülen move to the pro-Islamist Justice and improvement Party―have been capable of negotiate the phrases of secular liberal democracy. This publication explores the socio-political stipulations and cultural venues during which Islamic pursuits stop to confront and begin to cooperate with secular states.
Though either the Gülen and JP have ambivalent attitudes towards person freedoms and diverse features of civil society, their carrying on with engagements with the country have inspired democracy in Turkey. As they contest problems with schooling and morality yet cooperate in ethnic and gender politics, they redraw the limits among public websites and personal lives. exhibiting possibilities for engagement among Islam and the kingdom, from Turkey to Kazakhstan to the us, Between Islam and the State illustrates a profitable technique of negotiating among faith and politics.

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