What Future for Political Islam

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Bacterial Probiotics their Importances and Limitations: A Review

“…The most important requirements are that probiotic bacteria survive in sufficient numbers in the product, that their physical and genetic stability during storage of the product be guaranteed, and that all of their properties essential for expressing their health benefits after consumption be maintained during manufacture and storage of the product [28]. Preparation of viable microorganisms that is consumed by humans or other animals with the aim of inducing beneficial effects by qualitatively or quantitatively influencing their gut microflora and/or modifying their immune status [29].…”

Modern Islamic Thinking and Activism

“…Th us, Islam is not taken as a political factor. Th is indicates the endeavours of ordinary Muslims who are inspired in their activities by an Islamic framework (Fuller 2004). According to Fuller, political Islam conveys a body of ideas that emphasizes certain political thinking derived from religion to suggest how society should be ordered (Fuller 2004: xı).…”

Islamism in Mauritania and the narrative of political moderation

“…Within this literature it is acknowledged that ‘Islamists is a term used for highly diverse political actors who, in varying ways, find the blueprint for social, moral political and economic reform in the teachings of the Islamic faith’ (Schwedler 2011: 349), but the focus here is on those movements that have transformed into political parties and participate in institutional politics. Much of the recent work follows a broad narrative whereby Islamist parties and movements are no longer the radical and highly ideological parties of the past, having mutated into catch-all parties at ease with the mechanisms of democracy (Hamid 2011; Wright 2011; Brown 2012; Karakaya & Yildirim 2013), while retaining illiberal conservative views on many social issues (Fuller 2004; Hamid 2014). Using the case of Islamists in Mauritania, this article attempts to challenge some of the assumptions of this narrative.…”