SADDAM HUSSEINS BA'TH PARTY: INSIDE AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME
According to Sassoon, the party branches also managed the "Faith Campaign," the regime's ostentatious promotion of Islamic institutions and social norms, which was launched in 1994 to facilitate the identification of observant Muslims-Sunni and Shi'i-with the state. [...]Sassoon&...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Arab studies journal 2015, Vol.23 (1), p.387-390 |
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Format: | Review |
Sprache: | eng |
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Zusammenfassung: | According to Sassoon, the party branches also managed the "Faith Campaign," the regime's ostentatious promotion of Islamic institutions and social norms, which was launched in 1994 to facilitate the identification of observant Muslims-Sunni and Shi'i-with the state. [...]Sassoon's preference for clear prose over specialized social scientific terminology helps make the book a compelling read. |
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ISSN: | 1083-4753 2328-9627 |