The Rule is for None but Allah Islamist Approaches to Governance

by Cook, Joana; Maher, Shiraz

• ISBN13: 9780197690390
• ISBN10: 0197690394
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780197766736
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-07-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The last four decades have been shaped by the rise of Islamist politics across significant swathes of the globe. Whether by gun or by ballot box, various Islamist movements-from as far and wide as the Malian desert and Indonesia's archipelagos-have sought to obtain power and govern territories, in a bid to revive an Islamic ancient regime. With the regional privations produced by the 'War on Terror' and the political unrest following 2011's Arab uprisings, the global march of Islamism has only accelerated in the twenty-first century.

Building on an established literature on rebel governance, The Rule is for None but Allah examines fifteen cases from around the world to consider the different ways Islamists have approached and implemented governance; the challenges they have faced; and how they have responded to obstacles. It brings new detail and insights on a wide range of themes, including legitimacy, constitutionality and social-welfare activism.

From the rise and fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, to Islamic State's attempts to create its own currency, to the dramatic return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, this edited volume from two leading scholars of contemporary terrorism assembles an enviable array of international experts to explore these pressing issues.

Table of Contents

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Introduction

Introduction: Islamist Approaches to Governance
Shiraz Maher and Joana Cook


Constitutional Approaches

Chapter 1: 'The Qur'an is our Constitution': The Muslim Brotherhood and Ideas of Governance.
Martyn Frampton

Chapter 2: "Hidden Coeistence": al-Nahdah's Attempts To Contain Tunisian Jihadism
Aaron Zelin

Chapter 3: Islamist Parties in Libya after Gaddafi: Old Networks in New Environments
Inga Trauthig and Emad Badi


Legitimising Governance

Chapter 4: Organising Shari'a Politics and Governing Violence: Al-Shabaab's Rebel Proto-State in Somalia.
Christopher Anzalone

Chapter 5: Hamas's Quest for Legitimacy
Nina Musgrave

Chapter 6: Ideological Adaptations in the Taliban's Shadow State, 2006-2020
Ashley Jackson

Chapter 7: Monetary economics, illicit economies, and legitimation: the case of Islamic State
Aleandra Philan and Ayse Lokmanoglu

Chapter 8: Local Governance as a (De-)Legitimising Tool for Competing Violent Etremist Groups in Central Mali
Méryl Demuynck and Julie Coleman

Chapter 9: Women in jihadist practices of governance: The case of al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Joana Cook


Social Welfare Activism

Chapter 10: Hezbollah's Parallel Governance Structure in Lebanon
Matthew Levitt

Chapter 11: Idlib and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham conundrum in Syria
Dareen Khalifah

Chapter 12: Houthi Governance: An Eamination of Engagement with Tribes
Nadwa al-Dawsari

Chapter 13: Jamaat-e Islami: Capitalising on Social Welfare Work in Pakistan
Tehmina Aslam Ranjha



Relations between states and Islamist actors

Chapter 14: Islamist Governance and PVE Policy in Indonesia: Conceptual Ambiguity & Unintended Consequences
Cameron Sumpter and Yuslikha K. Wardhani

Chapter 15: The Sahwa in Saudi Arabia: History and Evolution
Abdullah al-Saud

Chapter 16: 'Etremism in all things is wrong": Contetualising Mohammed bin Salman's Legal Reforms in Saudi Arabia
Shiraz Maher