Thursday, 7 July 2016

What’s different about Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia? (Shadi Hamid, Brookings)

A woman takes a photograph following Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

In both theory and practice, Islam has proven to be resistant to secularization, even (or particularly) in countries like Turkey and Tunisia where attempts to privatize Islam have been most vigorous. If Islam is exceptional in its relationship to politics — as I argue it is in my new book Islamic Exceptionalism — then what exactly does that mean in practice?

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/07/07-islam-malaysia-and-indonesia-hamid

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