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In Nigeria, in Arabia and in Egypt new movements of reforming zeal emerged as threats to the state, led by convinced young men who claimed that they know what ailed society and how it could be cured. In particular groups such as the Muslim Brothers were active.
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‘A movement of Renewal in Islam’, in Islam in the Modern World, ed. by D. MacEoin and A. al-Shahi (London, 1983).
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For example, the Headquarters of the Arab League had been transferred from Cairo to Tunis on Sadat’s shaking hands with Begin.
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Seen by some as a backward step in a country where women’s liberation had made certain strides.
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Orthodox scholars taught that ijtihad could only be exercised by trained and qualified ‘ ulama .
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Afro-Asian Affairs, 76, p. 8.
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Hopwood, D. (2018). Renewal Again. In: Islam's Renewal. St Antony's Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75202-0_11
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