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" Islamic Political Thought and Modern Practice: Investigating Islamic Ethics and Political Praxis in Modern Constitutionalism "
Roukie, Khaldon
Faghfoory, Mohammad
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1054303
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TL53420
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Roukie, Khaldon
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Islamic Political Thought and Modern Practice: Investigating Islamic Ethics and Political Praxis in Modern Constitutionalism\ Roukie, KhaldonFaghfoory, Mohammad
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The George Washington University
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2020
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M.A.
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2020
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71 p.
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In this thesis, I attempt to address some controversial questions. Where is the place of Islam in the modern state? What is Islamic governance? Should Islam have an overt, or subtle role in politics? Why is the Islamic heartland in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond continuing to be plagued by cruel despots, weak economies, and socio-political instability, among seemingly countless other issues. Most perplexing is the inconsistency between the actions and policies of the Muslim ruling elite, and the clear moral-ethical foundations established in Islam and by the Prophet Muhammad. In chapter one this study will seek to answer two specific questions. First, what is the historical nature of Islam’s place in politics? Second, how should a state incorporate these ethics in a modern constitutional framework? In chapter two, I outline the thematic and legal approaches, and key principles to Islamic political ethics based on the Quran, the Nahj al-Balagha, and the Constitution of Medina. Chapter three will continue examining the most important political themes and principles of Islamic society as they continue to develop into the Classical Islamic Era. Chapter Four will bridge the established Islamic political themes and principles with modern principles of constitutional governance. However, in this chapter, the post-colonial models will be challenged. Finally, Chapter Five will look at the thematic principles and ethics that have existed throughout Islamic history and connect them to a modern case in the Arab world. These ethics will be primarily analyzed through the constitutional system of Lebanon, and its de-facto leading party, Hezbollah. Arguably the most “successful-failed state” in the Middle East, Lebanon which prides itself on religious pluralism also suffers from severe state corruption, socio-political instability, and a broken economy. Thus, as one of the most extreme cases, it is interesting to see how modern Lebanon facilitates the socio-religious ethics of its diverse people. It also serves to look at how Hezbollah continues to govern in many ways as a state-within-a-state according to a unique Islamist doctrine. By comparing these cases and looking at their explicit and implicit praxes, a more practical view of Islam’s true place in politics could be discovered. This thesis will conclude by answering the question of Islam’s role in Arab constitutional politics and provide a suggestion for a rethinking of the current status quo concerning Islam’s role in “Islamic” constitutions.
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Islam
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Middle Eastern studies
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Political science
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Faghfoory, Mohammad
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The George Washington University
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