The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
Author: Joas Wagemakers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108839657

A wide-ranging account of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and its ideological and behavioural development since its founding in 1945.

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Kings of Jordan, 1945-1993

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Kings of Jordan, 1945-1993
Author: Marion Boulby
Publisher: South Florida-Rochester-St. Lo
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN:

Boulby examines the ideology and social base of the organization from its founding, based on the notion that the considerable discussion of contemporary Islamist organizations in Middle Eastern and Western literature have insufficiently analyzed specific movements in specific countries. She focuses on the Brotherhood's relationship with the Jordanian state to highlight several characteristics. Among them are a non-confrontational approach to the regime, a willingness to work within a parliamentary system without embracing liberal democracy as an end goal, and the disintegration of the symbiotic relationship in the last few years of the study period. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan
Author: Daniel Atzori
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2015-05-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317589599

This book explores the activities of the local Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. It examines how the Brotherhood, working to establish an alternative social, political and moral order through a network of Islamic institutions, made a huge contribution to the transformation of Jordanian society. It reveals, however, that the Brotherhood’s involvement in the economic realm, in Islamic financial activities, led it to engage with the neo-liberal approach to the economy, with the result that the Islamic social institutions created by the Brotherhood, such as charities, lost their importance in favour of profit-oriented activities owned by leading Islamist individuals. The book thereby demonstrates the "hybridisation" of Islamism, and argues that Islamism is not an abstract set of beliefs, but rather a collection of historically constructed practices. The book also illustrates how globalisation is profoundly influencing culture and society in the Arab world, though modified by the adoption of an Islamic framework.

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan
Author: Daniel Atzori
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2015-05-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317589602

This book explores the activities of the local Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. It examines how the Brotherhood, working to establish an alternative social, political and moral order through a network of Islamic institutions, made a huge contribution to the transformation of Jordanian society. It reveals, however, that the Brotherhood’s involvement in the economic realm, in Islamic financial activities, led it to engage with the neo-liberal approach to the economy, with the result that the Islamic social institutions created by the Brotherhood, such as charities, lost their importance in favour of profit-oriented activities owned by leading Islamist individuals. The book thereby demonstrates the "hybridisation" of Islamism, and argues that Islamism is not an abstract set of beliefs, but rather a collection of historically constructed practices. The book also illustrates how globalisation is profoundly influencing culture and society in the Arab world, though modified by the adoption of an Islamic framework.

The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria

The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria
Author: Dara Conduit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108499775

A look at the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, examining why the group failed to capitalise on its political advantage during the Syrian uprising and civil war.

The Management of Islamic Activism

The Management of Islamic Activism
Author: Quintan Wiktorowicz
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780791448359

Shows how the laws governing civil society are used to regulate Islamic activism in Jordan.

The Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood
Author: Carrie Rosefsky Wickham
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2015-05-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0691163642

Following the Arab Spring, the Muslim Brotherhood achieved a level of influence previously unimaginable. Yet the implications of the Brotherhood's rise and dramatic fall for the future of democratic governance, peace, and stability in the region are disputed and remain open to debate. Drawing on more than one hundred in-depth interviews as well as Arabic-language sources never before accessed by Western researchers, Carrie Rosefsky Wickham traces the evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt from its founding in 1928 to the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the watershed elections of 2011-2012. Highlighting elements of movement continuity and change, Wickham demonstrates that shifts in Islamist worldviews, goals, and strategies are not the result of a single strand of cause and effect, and provides a systematic, fine-grained account of Islamist group evolution in Egypt and the wider Arab world. In a new afterword, Wickham discusses what has happened in Egypt since Muhammad Morsi was ousted and the Muslim Brotherhood fell from power.