TITLE

Is Islamism a Threat? A Debate

PUB. DATE

December 1999

SOURCE

Middle East Quarterly;Dec99, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p29

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents a panel discussion of four experts from the United States on whether Islamism is a threat to democracy. John Esposito, professor at Georgetown University; Martin Kramer, research professor in Middle East affairs at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel; Graham Fuller, senior resident consultant at the RAND Corp.; Daniel Pipe, director of the Middle East Forum; Nature of Islamism; Assessment of Islam as a force in politics; Policy of the United States on Islamism.

ACCESSION #

4786209

Tags: ISLAM;  ESPOSITO, John;  KRAMER, Martin;  FULLER, Graham;  DEMOCRACY;  POLITICAL science

 

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