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Regulating religious authority for political gains: al-Sisi's manipulation of al-Azhar in Egypt
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The shedding of blood is a serious matter in Islamic law; disregard for human life negates the very essence of just rule. By standing by General al-Sisi as he suppressed the Muslim Brotherhood, the popular legitimacy of al-Azhar – the oldest seat of Islamic learning – was called into question. This article shows how the al-Sisi government skilfully deployed the two other state-controlled religious establishments, the Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) and Dar-ul-Ifta, to boost al-Azhar’...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1080/01436597.2017.1369031
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Third World Quarterly Journal website
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 1604-1621
- Publication date:
- 2017-09-08
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-15
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1360-2241
- ISSN:
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0143-6597
- Source identifiers:
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729303
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- pubs:729303
- Deposit date:
- 2017-09-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Southseries inc
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Southseries inc. This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from Taylor and Francis at: 10.1080/01436597.2017.1369031
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