Overview
Based on the readings for this week, discuss the origins of Egypt's 20th century Islamist movement and how it has impacted national policies.
Khalaji, Mehdi. "The Last Marja. Sistani and the End of Traditional Religious Authority in Shiism." The Washington
Mandaville, Peter. Global Political Islam.London, U.S.: Routledge, 2007. Chapter 7 page 108 to page 114.
A Concise Summary of the Evolution of Islamic Law (Shar'ia) From its Inception to the Present. http://www.upenn.edu/emeritus/events/IslamicLaw.pd.... (Accessed 31 March 2016).<o:p>
Al-Rida'i, Hassan. "The Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence," https://islamiclib.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/fiqh/. (Accessed 31 March 2016).
Mustafa, Mohanad, and Ayman Talal Yousef. "The Interaction of Political Islam with Democracy: The Political Platform of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as a Case Study," International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3 no.11(June 2013): 144-154. http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_11_June_...<o:p>