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How Is Islam The Solution?: Constitutional Visions Of Contemporary Islamists, Kristen Stilt Jan 2010

How Is Islam The Solution?: Constitutional Visions Of Contemporary Islamists, Kristen Stilt

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This Article uses documents issued by the Muslim Brotherhood, in particular the lengthy 2007 "Political Party" Platform, and personal interviews with Brotherhood leadership to examine the group's specific goals and beliefs for the place of religion within the structure of the Egyptian legal system. While many important angles need to be explored, I focus on one topic that has drawn the most attention to the Brotherhood, the place of religion in the state, or religion defined and enforced by state institutions. I show that the Brotherhood carefully acknowledges the existing constitutional structure and jurisprudence on the position of Islam in …