Islam and Arab NationalismThe Role of Religion in Middle Eastern Politics

For most Westerners the Islamic traditional religious world remains a mystery despite the East's climax.

As a universal religion, both Islam and Christianity made general claims to the lives of their followers. However, during the past three centuries, Christianity was forced to restrict its claim, so that the religious life in the West has been limited to a narrow range; the secular nature of society is now considered as a matter of course Have been made. Nationalism that broke out during the French Revolution has made a political expression of secular tendency that has found its way in philosophy and science so far; it is one of the most powerful for the sacredness of the West and the division of the West It is one. Nationalism asserts that the regional interests and loyalty are given priority over the universal and universal interests embodied in the Church and that the nation state will become an integral community, not the organization of the believer I will.

In "Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Arab World" (1994), writer N. Ayubi explained what he thinks is Islamic political movement and two main concerns of Middle Eastern extremists group To do. Faith and 2) secular values ​​and beliefs about concepts such as modernity. The number of extreme Islamic movements seeking "the demise of Muslim countries and the influence of Western Europe" is relatively small. According to a poll conducted by Pew and Gallop in 2008 and 2010, the majority of Muslims - the majority of the majority countries should bear in mind how much religion (and their explanation) should affect public life, politics and the legal system I have not decided yet.

The discussion of "ISIS Islam?" Seems to be periodic and exhausting. But it is still important. Islam's apology theory led us to a way to weaken the role of religion in politics. If the confusion of the Middle East over the past few years has been revealed, it is important for Muslim - mainstream or militant - all kinds of religion. Religion is often very important. It motivates supporters to act, which affects the will to death (in the case of Islamic countries it also means death); it does affect even strategic computing and battlefield decisions Give it. The voice that claims that Islam is irrelevant to the Islamic state has nothing to do with the reality, so it does not even fight it, or even effectively fight Islamic phobia.

Religion plays a role in political decision making in almost all Middle Eastern countries, but its way is completely different. For example, in the Islamic Republic of Iran, governments are governed by religious leaders and parliaments elected below them (candidates must be approved by religious leaders). In Jordan and Morocco, the legitimacy of the king is based on the direct decline of the prophet, but the king himself is not a religious leader. In Lebanon, Congressional representatives are divided by the degree of religious affiliation, which proportion reflects the 1932 Lebanese population's outdated census. Maintaining a weak balance among the officially recognized 18 religions is an important concern for the government, but the Lebanese government itself is not composed of religious leaders.