Worldview

Political Islam

Understanding political Islam, or Islamic fundamentalism, is becoming increasingly important. By examining the history of political Islam and the forms that it takes, this Worldview series provides a context for understanding recent events in the Middle East and Central Asia.
The series aired from January 7 to January 14, 2002. Audio on-demand of the programs is now available.

Programs in this series:

Islamic revival movements, an overview Audio
(1.7.02)
George Joffe — Fellow at the Center for International Studies, director of the Center for North African Studies at the University of Cambridge and editor of the new book Jordan After the Transition

Islamic piety movements among women in Egypt Audio
(1.8.02)
Saba Mahmood — Assistant professor of history of religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, her forthcoming book is titled Pious Transgressions: Embodied Disciplines of the Islamic Revival.

Pakistan is highlighted in the lighter color in this regional map from the year 2000. The map is from University of Texas at Austin.

Islamic revival in Pakistan
Audio
(1.9.02)

Vali Nasr — Associate professor of political science at the University of San Diego

Political Islam in Sudan Audio
(1.10.02)
Heather Deegan — Professor of Comparative Politics at Middlesex University in London

Political Islam in perspective Audio
(1.11.02)
Bruce Lawrence — Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor of Religion and chair of the department of religion at Duke University

U.S. policy towards Islamist movements in the Middle East Audio
(1.14.02)
Maria Céu Pinto — Assistant professor and director of the international relations and political science department of the University of Minho in Portugal, author of Political Islam and the United States