The Religious-Secular Clashes of the Arab World

On July 4, 2013, a date marked by the deposition of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, the Arab world ceased ittemporary coexistence between secular and religious forces after the "Arab Spring" and stepped into the intense fighting phase between religion and secular forces. As a leading country in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:中国国际问题研究:英文版 2013 (6), p.97-113
1. Verfasser: Guo Xiangang
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Zusammenfassung:On July 4, 2013, a date marked by the deposition of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, the Arab world ceased ittemporary coexistence between secular and religious forces after the "Arab Spring" and stepped into the intense fighting phase between religion and secular forces. As a leading country in the Arab world, Egypt's changing situation played a model role for other countries to follow. Secular force in Tunisia and Libya also imitated Egypt and started to fight back, marching in the streets and demanding the end of Islamic regimes. Currently, the overall situation in the Arab world conforms to the following description: secular forces shifting from the defensive to the offensive, trying to gain initiative and change the passive situations after the "Arab Spring". But religious forces,
ISSN:1673-3258