This book offers an in-depth, timely analysis of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and other Islamic movements in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. It examines important differences between the movements and discusses the dissimilar circumstances in which they have emerged.

Introduction, Part One: General Framework and Themes, 1 The Political Discourse of Contemporary Islamist Movements, 2 Islamic State Theories and Contemporary Realities, 3 Islam and the Secular Logic of the State in the Middle East, 4 Pax Islamica: An Alternative New World Order?, Part Two: Case Studies, 5 The Roots and Future of Islamism in Algeria, 6 Egypt: The Islamists and the State Under Mubarak, 7 Climate of Change in Jordan's Islamist Movement, 8 Islamic Governance in Post-Khomeini Iran, 9 Islamist Movements in Historical Palestine, 10 Sudan: Ideology and Pragmatism, 11 State and Islamism in Syria, 12 Islamism and Tribalism in Yemen, Part Three: Parallels, 13 Islamism in Algeria and Iran, 14 Women and Islamism: The Case of Rashid al-Ghannushi of Tunisia