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Beyond terrorism and state hegemony: assessing the islamist mainstream in egypt and Malaysia / Stark, Jan

2005

Stark, Jan	Journal Article
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2005.

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Terrorism ; Islamic Terrorism ; Malaysia-Terrorism ; Egypt-Terrorism

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Contesting models of islamic governance in Malaysia and Indones / Stark, Jan

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June 2004.

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This article suggests that there is much to be learnt from studying Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia comparatively to trace their emerging similarities. Various models of an Islamic state, be it by directly involving the shariah as the only source of reference, as it is proposed Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), or by gradually Islamizing the society (shariah haraki), a model that has been applied with considerable success by both ABIM and the Mahathir administration and receives backing from Islamic mass organizations such as the NU and Muhammadiyah. This suggests that there is a gradual transformation of the Wahhabi-inspired dakwah-Islam of the late 1970s into new discourses of Islamic civil society undertaken by the emerging middle classes of both countries. However, Wahhabi-Islam is nevertheless still important and its impact on the future shape of political Islam in the region cannot be underestimated, especially since dakwah-organizations link up internationally and continue to be generously sponsored by Saudi Arabia.

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Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Islamic Movement ; Islamic Governance

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ID: 088067

Malaysia-Pakistan linkages: searching for new diversified regional contacts / Stark, Jan

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2009.

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Authoritarianism and a dominant state have characterized the response of the state towards opposition discourses in Malaysia and Pakistan. Both countries are interlinked on various levels and experience growing private sector activities which bring both regions even closer together. Between these two poles grassroots and opposition networks have emerged that often define themselves through Islam. While political dissidence has little chance of being heard, weakened institutional frameworks of the state have given way to transnational networks. Not so much a reflection of supra-national al-Qaeda activities, they are rather a result of political and social dissatisfaction which is home-grown. Meanwhile there are signs that civil society and the prospering private sector could provide niches in which new 'alliances' between the two regions emerge that to a certain degree function independently of the state. By strengthening the growing middle classes, this could release some of the pressure of discontent that increases dramatically in both countries.

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Malaysia ; Networks ; Relations ; Islam ; Pakistan - 1967-1977

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ID: 073005

Snow Leopard meets Asian tiger: shaping Malaysia's relations with Central Asia / Stark, Jan

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2006.

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Regionalism ; Central Asia ; Southeast Asia ; Malaysia ; South-South Cooperation ; International Relations - Case Studies

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