Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World

Learn what motivates restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political stances Islamists from Mali to Chechnya are fighting for, where the apparent infatuation with Islamic law originates from, where secularists have vanished to, and whether speaking of an Islamic state makes sense.

Since 2009, there has been a resurgence of popular dissatisfaction across much of the Muslim world. Secular, but often authoritarian and inefficient autocracies have been challenged or driven out. At the same time, the numerous Islamic Republics have struggled with internal turmoil, economic collapse, and social deterioration. Existing constitutional structures are being challenged across Muslim territories, often violently.

This course offers a survey of constitutional concepts and institutions that have emerged in mostly Muslim countries since the mid-nineteenth century, with an emphasis on the individuals who have dominated this discourse and impacted its outcomes. You will only look at the enormous body of classical texts on the Islamic state in order to comprehend the current discussion, and you will focus on legal and political changes in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

This course offers:

• Flexible deadlines: Reset deadlines in accordance with your schedule
• Shareable Certificate: Earn a Certificate upon completion
• 100% online: Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
• Beginner Level
• Approx. 40 hours to complete
• Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Greek, Russian, English, Spanish

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Enroll here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/muslim-world