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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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Main Author: Moten, Abdul Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Institute of Islamic Thought 2015
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BP173.7 Islam and politics
J General legislative and executive papers
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spelling my.iium.irep.454202016-05-08T07:07:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45420/ Striving for Islamic governance: varying contexts, different strategies Moten, Abdul Rashid BP173.7 Islam and politics J General legislative and executive papers 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. The International Institute of Islamic Thought 2015 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45420/5/striving_for_Islamic_governance.pdf Moten, Abdul Rashid (2015) Striving for Islamic governance: varying contexts, different strategies. The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), 32 (2). pp. 68-89. ISSN 0742-6763 http://iiit.org/iiitftp/AJISS/AJISS%2032-2.pdf
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topic BP173.7 Islam and politics
J General legislative and executive papers
spellingShingle BP173.7 Islam and politics
J General legislative and executive papers
Moten, Abdul Rashid
Striving for Islamic governance: varying contexts, different strategies
description 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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author Moten, Abdul Rashid
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title_short Striving for Islamic governance: varying contexts, different strategies
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/45420/5/striving_for_Islamic_governance.pdf
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