Striving for Islamic governance: varying contexts, different strategies
Muslim-majority countries are striving with some success to reshape their governance models along Islamic lines. Some countries have opted for implementing the Shari‘ah, whereas others have focused on applying personalstatuslaws. Thisstudy analyzesthe attempts made by specific leadersin the Isla...
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The International Institute of Islamic Thought
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45420/5/striving_for_Islamic_governance.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/45420/ http://iiit.org/iiitftp/AJISS/AJISS%2032-2.pdf |
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| Summary: | Muslim-majority countries are striving with some success to reshape
their governance models along Islamic lines. Some countries
have opted for implementing the Shari‘ah, whereas others have focused
on applying personalstatuslaws. Thisstudy analyzesthe attempts
made by specific leadersin the IslamicRepublic of Pakistan,
the secular Republic of Turkey, and multi-ethnic Malaysia to improve
their governance models in the areas of human, economic,
and social development.Asthese countries adopted differentstrategies,
the resultant models of Islamic governance are due largely to
the contexts and features of their respective societies. Unlike Pakistan’s
authoritarian top-down approach, Turkey and Malaysia
largely embraced democratic principles, operated a new hybrid economic
model that combined the characteristics of Islamic and capitalist
market systems, and worked closely with the West. Many
consider these two models, although “partial” in their approach, to
be examples of open and democratic Islamic governance that are
relatively appreciated by the West. |
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