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Islam is integral to the societies in the Middle East. It is part of people’s faith, cultural expressions, and social constructions, and a source of law and political legitimacy. In modern times, Islam re-emerged as a significant tool for political mobilisation and in the wake of the Arab Spring these movements have become more popular and have expanded their political space in the whole region. Islamic Movements in the Middle East traces their origin, evolution, ideologies, practices, and analyses their political participation. It is an effort to provide an Indian understanding of Islamic movements in the Middle East.

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Palestinian National Movement, Islamism and Hamas/Mushtaq Hussain.3. Islamic Constitutional Movement of Kuwait/Mohmad Waseem Malla. 4. Role of Student Activism in Iran’s Green Movement/Ankita Sanyal. 5. On the Walls of the Iranian Revolution/Sonal Negi. 6.The Houthisof Yemen: An Overview/Dipanwita Chakravortty. 7. Post-Revolution Tunisia and Ennahda/Divya Malhotra and Sabrine Hamdi. 8. Secular-Religious Tension in Tunisia Since 2011/Ihsan Mejdi and Zeba Khan. 9. Political Economy, Governance and Islamists: Analysing the Justice and Development Party of Morocco/Chetna Kuanr. 10. Islamic Movement in Israel: From Secrecy to Political Participation/Hirak Jyoti Das. 11. The Gulen Movement in Turkey/Vikash Kumar. 12. Knesset Elections and the Islamic Movement in Israel/Minakshi Sardar.