Abstract
Although the Islamists do not directly challenge the monarchical regime, they have managed to force a debate on the relationship between Islam and the state, and possible democratic change. More importantly, the Islamists have tried to change the nature of the state, although not necessarily the regime that controls the state and society. In so doing, the Islamists, especially ‘Adl wal Ihsane, engage the monarchy in a conflict over the territory of the sacred and its religious symbols of monarchical power. Moroccan Islamists are varied in their discourse and strategies. Unlike the contentious ‘Adl wal Ihsane, the ‘Adala wa Tanmiya has opted since the late 1990s to participate in the political system in Morocco. The variegated strategies emanate from a different view of the regime and the role of state in society. They also showcase, as I argue later in the chapter, a varied response to the monarchy’s ritualization of the political discourse in Morocco.
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Daadaoui, M. (2011). Rethinking Political Islam: The Public Sphere and Islamic Activism in Morocco. In: Moroccan Monarchy and the Islamist Challenge. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230120068_5
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