Contemporary studies on Syria assume that the country's Ba'thist
regime has been effective in subduing its Islamic opposition,
placing Syria at odds with the Middle East's larger trends of
rising Islamic activism and the eclipse of secular ideologies as
the primary source of political activism. Yet this assumption
founders when confronted with the clear resurgence in Islamic
militantism in the country since 2004. This book examines Syria's
current political reality as regards its Islamic movement,
describing the country's present day Islamic groups -- particularly
their social profile and ideology -- and offering an explanation of
their resurgence. The analysis focuses on: * Who are today's Syrian
Islamic groups? * Why and how are they re-emerging after 22 years
of relative silence as an important socio-economic and political
force? * How is the Syrian state dealing with their re-emergence in
light of Syria's secularism and ideologically diverse society?
Bridging area studies, Islamic studies, and political science, this
book will be an important reference for those working within the
fields of Comparative Politics, Political Economy, and Middle
Eastern Studies.
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