Global political islam is a well informed account of the origins of mainstream islamism the strategies of islamisation the emergence of the radical fringe the competition for authority among muslim elites and the impact of globalisation on muslim politics this is a study which sets out to transcend the narrow moment of al qaeda. The global spread of political islam or islamism is a complex nuanced and fluid phenomenon with critical implications for the durability of international human rights architectures premised on universal norms for state sovereignty and for peace order and the rule of law there is ample evidence to suggest the detrimental effects for . An ideal teaching text global political islam also provides the necessary historical background and conceptual tools for understanding contemporary muslim politics the book contains detailed up to date case studies of political islam in a variety of key settings such as egypt turkey jordan saudi arabia pakistan iran afghanistan and palestine. An ideal teaching text global political islam also prov drawing on insights from comparative politics sociology international relations and islamic studies it explains the complex interaction between political islam nationalism state and society and globalization