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1 online resource (22 pages) |
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Carnegie papers ; no. 6 |
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Working papers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) ; no. 6.
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| Contents |
Introduction : the context of Islamization -- Mapping Lebanon's Sunni Islamists -- Al-Qaeda in Lebanon -- Conclusion : ongoing risk of radicalization and sectarian tension |
| Summary |
Sunni Islamist movements are gradually emerging as a significant part of Lebanon's power scene. The Lebanese army's three-month military campaign against one such movement, Fateh al-Islam, in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in North Lebanon, which ended in early September, triggered a fierce debate about these groups and their political and social agendas. Until recently, Islamist arguments did not resonate with the majority of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims. However, turbulent events and an incoming tide of public opinion following the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in February 2005, a rising tide of sectarianism across the region, and the Israeli war against Hizbollah and Lebanon in July 2006 have all given Islamists a framework for advancing their agenda among Lebanon's Sunna. They are no longer an irrelevant political force |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on March 16, 2010) |
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"January 2008." |
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Mode of access: Internet from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required |
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Qaida (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
Qaida (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst00763708 |
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Islam and politics -- Lebanon
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Sunnites -- Political aspects -- Lebanon
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Salafīyah -- Political aspects -- Lebanon
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Islam and politics.
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Politics and government.
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Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98002763
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| Subject |
Lebanon.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Carnegie Middle East Center
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