Der Ursprung des psychologischen Romans

Islam, Civil Society and Social Work : Muslim Voluntary Welfare Associations in Jordan between Patronage and Empowerment

“…It continued to insist on dialogue with the King of behalf of the 'ummah in Jordan to convince him to implement the shari'ah. 165 In the turbulent years of the 1950s, the role of The Muslim Brotherhood in the Kingdom's political life could be described as a combination of populist opposition to government policy with a loyal attitude toward the monarchy. In its public statements and its publications, The Brotherhood attacked various manifestations of Western imperialism, sided with the under-privileged and poor in Jordan and criticized state repression as well as the corrupt and abusive practices of government ministers.…”

“…The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood could also take advantage of the frustrations of Palestinian refugees with the PLO, whose reputation was tarnished by accusations of corruption, by their failure to achieve any mean-ingful solution to the Palestinian problem and by their habit of granting concessions to Israel. 189 A third reason was the impact of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979. Most Jordanians admired the Islamic revolutionaries in that country for asserting themselves as an Islamic force that successfully defied Western imperialist hegemony.…”

“…Economic frustrations were inevitably an important factor in the attraction exerted on this youth by The Muslim Brotherhood. 188 The Islamist message is one of protest against the Westernized political, economic and social elite that has adopted and implemented Westerninspired development plans, yet at the same time failed to bring the bulk of the population prosperity and meaningful economic prospects. The strength of such a movement is that it is able to provide culturally alienated and economically frustrated (young) people a sense of identity based on community relations and moral values, which also includes norms of gender segregation and chastity, in a modern and urban environment.…”