Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics

This paper contends that Islam remains to be the unifying factor in Somali politics. Substantiations of this discernment are traced from the history of Somali politics and the role played by Islam. A preliminary sketch of the political history of Somali Islam is necessary to establish the position o...

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Main Author: Shuriye, Abdi Omar
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spelling my.iium.irep.93362013-07-23T02:50:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/9336/ Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics Shuriye, Abdi Omar BP1 Islam JA Political science (General) U Military Science (General) This paper contends that Islam remains to be the unifying factor in Somali politics. Substantiations of this discernment are traced from the history of Somali politics and the role played by Islam. A preliminary sketch of the political history of Somali Islam is necessary to establish the position of Islam. This endeavor, however, ventures to conceptualize the current state of affairs, as it aims to identify the political ideals of this government-phobia nation. International Institute for Muslim Unity, International Islamic University Malaysia 2006-08 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/9336/1/IJMU-Islam_as_a_Unifying_Force_in_Somali_politics.pdf Shuriye, Abdi Omar (2006) Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics. International Journal of Muslim Unity, 4 (1). pp. 105-124. ISSN 1675-7777 http://www.iiu.edu.my/iimu
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Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
description This paper contends that Islam remains to be the unifying factor in Somali politics. Substantiations of this discernment are traced from the history of Somali politics and the role played by Islam. A preliminary sketch of the political history of Somali Islam is necessary to establish the position of Islam. This endeavor, however, ventures to conceptualize the current state of affairs, as it aims to identify the political ideals of this government-phobia nation.
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title Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
title_short Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
title_full Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
title_fullStr Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
title_full_unstemmed Islam as a unifying force in Somali politics
title_sort islam as a unifying force in somali politics
publisher International Institute for Muslim Unity, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2006
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