عنوان

Juridical, religious and globalization perspectives on the constitutions of Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring

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انگلیسی

Juridical, religious and globalization perspectives on the constitutions of Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring

[Thesis]

Lora Hadzhidimova

Schulman, Peter

Old Dominion University

2016

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Committee members: Earnest, David; de Silva, Chandra

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-89318-1

M.A.

Humanities

Old Dominion University

2016

This work examines the juridical aspects of the current Egyptian and Tunisian Constitutions adopted after the Arab Spring. Along with the legal analysis of these two manifestations one more element is also a subject of this commentary - possible political issues that can surface from the interpretation of some controversial articles. The second part of this study focuses on the compatibility between the premises of the Islamic Sharia, the Islamic culture and tradition, and the core values of the contemporary modern democratic states. Moreover, it addresses some of the problematic moments within the discourse whether or not the Quran evokes discrimination policies. The conclusions I was able to derive, link the above mentioned practices with centuries old customs and beliefs in the Islamic societies. I also maintain that any violations of women's right and religious minorities in Islamic countries are not inherently related or prescribed by particular parts of the Quran. The latter was utilized as a source of civil norms in times when no other legislation was known. Despite the fact that it had its applicability in the past, its role has to be passed on civil codes in which no room for ambiguous

Comparative literature; Middle Eastern Studies; International Relations

Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Constitution;Eastern europe;Egypt;Globalization;Islam;Tunisia

Tasnim, Nishat

Schulman, Peter

Humanities

Old Dominion University

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