Future evolution of political Islam explored
6 May 2016
Committee begins taking evidence for their Political Islam inquiry.
Witnesses
Tuesday 10 May 2016, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 3.15pm
- Dr Omar Ashour, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
- Dr Courtney Freer, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics
- Ziya Meral, Resident Fellow, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research
Purpose of session
The aim of this session is to explore the following:
- The policies of the political Islamists, and their relationship with democratic practices
- The relationship between political Islamists and more violent or extreme groups
- The UK's Muslim Brotherhood Review, and the future evolution of Political Islam
Further information
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