عنوان

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

Number

TL48906

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

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

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Lora Hadzhidimova

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Schulman, Peter

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Old Dominion University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

108

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Committee members: Earnest, David; de Silva, Chandra

Text of Note

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

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

Discipline of degree

Humanities

Body granting the degree

Old Dominion University

Text preceding or following the note

2016

Text of Note

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

Subject Term

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

Tasnim, Nishat

Schulman, Peter

Subdivision

Humanities

Old Dominion University

Call Number

1819292131; 10131526

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[Thesis]

276903

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