Abstract

Purpose of the study:Centrally, this article aims at exploring the effects of the convulsion toward Egyptian domestic politics and democratic transition. However, it tries to examine whether the spring was for a political freedom or a merely evasive move to saddle brotherhood on governorship.
 Methodology:Qualitative data analysis is the approach applied while carrying out this study. Various books, journals and research reports on Egyptian as well as Middle Eastern politics were consulted as sources of information. Current political events in Egypt and other neighboring countries were followed.
 Findings:It concludes that democratizing a dominantly Arab and Islamic nation such as Egypt seldom hit the target. More so, the spring’s ends those were meant for better Egypt have not yet been achieved.
 Application:This research is useful especially for students or readers want specialize on Egyptian or Middle Eastern politics from the shadow of political changes in the region. 
 Novelty/Originality:The jasmine revolution witnessed across the Middle East and North Africa is the subject matter of this study. The Middle East region, which is the focusing area of this research was popularly dominated by tyrant leaderships especially in the pre-revolution time. This study finds its originality from the fact that lack of freedom and political rights galvanized anger among the Arab youths: from Tunisia to almost all over the region. However, this contributes to the scary literature related to this area speciafically democratic transition that happened for the first time in Egypt.

Highlights

  • For many decades ago, West Asia and North African peoples; from Yemen to Morocco, have been facing excruciating experience by autocratic tyrant leaderships till the first quarter of 2011 when earthquake of political revolution shaken the system (Teti and Garvasio, 2011)

  • As the post-revolution Egypt catches many people by surprise, this paper aims at exploring the historic upheavals brought about by the revolts

  • This paper looks at this recent befuddled state of the Egypt and what follows such as the collapse of Mursi during the court hearing, which has subsequently led to his death afterward

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INTRODUCTION

West Asia and North African peoples; from Yemen to Morocco, have been facing excruciating experience by autocratic tyrant leaderships till the first quarter of 2011 when earthquake of political revolution shaken the system (Teti and Garvasio, 2011). Mistreating a young Tunisian man over his vegetable cart in the course of earning his livelihood provoked outrage across the country This incidence instigated region-wide waves of revolutions and eventually resulted in insurrection that has brought about overthrowing some of the geriatric regimes in the area. Many Muslim scholars and clerics argue that the contents of democracy are not possible in an Islamic political system of government, while others see no contradiction between the two. This issue (compatibility and incompatibility of Islam), and transition to democracy across the Arab world and other Muslim-majority countries instigated vibrant and nuanced debates (Huntington, 1996; Larry Diamond, 2010). This paper looks at this recent befuddled state of the Egypt and what follows such as the collapse of Mursi during the court hearing, which has subsequently led to his death afterward

MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURE AND POLITICAL MODERNIZATION
THE TWO ARGUMENTS ON ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY
MODERNITY AND REINTERPRETATION OF SHARI’AH LAW
CONCLUSION
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