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Title
Moroccan Islamism: between local participation and international Islamist networks of influence |
Full text
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/2074305; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-2074305 |
Date
2011 |
Author(s)
Zemni, Sami |
Contributor(s)
Abdalla, Muna A |
Abstract
Morocco has been directly confronted with the violence of radical Islamist groups since the Casablanca attacks of 16 May 2003 and the Madrid bombings of 11 March 2004. As these attacks were carried out by Moroccan citizens, the idea of a 'Moroccan exception' - that is,. a politically moderate Arab country with 'controlled Islamists' and the absence of political violence - was shattered to pieces. Since then Morocco has implemented different policies trying to counter radicalisation and prevent violent terrorist attacks, while simultaneously trying to secure the pace of political reforms. While there is a growing body of research on the ideological evolution and political behaviour of the two major Moroccan Islamist formations (the Justice and Development Party - PJD and the Association for Justice and Charity - al-Adl wa Ihsan), less attention is given to the impact of the national and international networks of other types of Islamism on political developments within the kingdom. The question of international networks influencing Moroccan citizens has become a matter of both national attention as well as international diplomatic squabbles. In my paper, I will therefore focus on following issues: I will describe which 'brand' of Islamism has been part and parcel of the logic of alternance, which type of Islamism has been kept outside the realm of political reform and, finally, how violent Islamism (jihadism) has been treated as a 'danger' to Moroccan reforms. I will do this by focusing on how violent Islamism is influencing the role and place of Islam and Islamism within the kingdom. |
Subject(s)
Social Sciences; Morocco; jihad; violence; Islamism |
Language
eng |
Publisher
Institute for Security Studies |
Type of publication
bookChapter; info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Interregional Challenges of Islamic Extremist Movements in North Africa; ISBN: 9781920422462 |
Rights
I have transferred the copyright for this publication to the publisher; info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
Repository
Gent - University of Gent
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