| ID | 072158 |
| Title Proper | Success of Islamist parties works against Al-Qaida |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Guazzone, Laura |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While both are convinced that "Islam is the solution", Islamists and al-Qaida represent two different views and political strategies. Islamist parties have militant grassroots participation and propose respect for the rule of law and concrete political and social projects. Moreover, the main Arab islamist parties have rejected violence as a means of political struggle. Hamas obtained the government majority by means of fair and free elections. Al-Qaida, instead, offers an undefined political platform: the restoration of an Islamic meta-state through the exhortation to Islamists to join the jihad. The political opportunities represented by the competition between Islamists and jihadists is well understood by some Arab regimes but seems to be less well understood in Western countries. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Spectator Vol. 41, No. 2; Apr-Jun 2006: p95-100 |
| Journal Source | International Spectator Vol: 41 No 2 |
| Key Words | Al-Qaida ; Islamist Parties ; Violence ; Terrorism |