APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from January 2002

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from January 2002

The Rifts Within Muslim States - A New Survey.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
January 21, 2002... Editor's Note: This is a new survey on the way societies in the Islamic countries of the Middle East are facing internal divisions as a result of events since Sept. 11, 2001. In broad terms, these splits already existed in the area, but the...

The Liberal/Conservative Split Within Islam.(Brief Article)
January 21, 2002... Among many countries in the Middle East, including close allies of the US, there are deep divisions about the interpretation of Islam or the way it should be implemented in society. The liberals can be regarded as those who are willing to...

The Pro- & Anti-Western Split Within Regimes.(Muslim societies)(Brief Article)
January 21, 2002... Often, the liberal/conservative split is paralleled or directly affects the other splits in Muslim society - i.e. the pro- and anti-Western split and/or the have versus have not split. The main challenge likely to emerge for the ruling...

The Split Between Haves & Have-Nots In Society.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
January 21, 2002... Radical Islamists have through the 1990s couched their rhetoric in the language of the weak and helpless, appealing most to those segments of society in the Middle East that have become disillusioned with the regimes and are prepared to...