The Political Ideology of Hamas

A Grassroots Perspective

By: Michael Irving Jensen

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Hardcover | 18 December 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Hamas is best-known to outsiders as a military organisation. Its political wing has received less attention, and it is often assumed that the schools, hospitals and universities it runs are merely instruments for the dissemination of a jihadist ideology. Following its surprise victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections, it is more important than ever to understand its politics. How serious is its commitment to democracy? Did people vote for Hamas in spite of or because of its Islamic agenda? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Gaza, Michael Irving Jensen addresses these questions, and offers the first multidimensional portrait of this complex organisation. Based on interviews with the leadership, the rank-and-file, and ordinary Palestinians, Jensen shows how Hamas’s officially stated goals relate to the social and political realities of the West Bank and Gaza. In doing so he lays the groundwork for a more accurate way of understanding the organisation, and the direction in which its war with Israel is travelling.

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'There are few other texts available in English that look into the social side of Hamas to any degree, and none that I know of that do so in this detail...well researched.' - Glen Rangwala, University of Cambridge

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Preface and Acknowledgements	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. xi
Islamism in Palestine and the Quest for the Sound Muslim	p. 1
The Context: the Development of Palestinian Islamism and the Relationship with the Palestinian Authority during the æOld OrderÆ	p. 11
The IslamistsÆ Understanding of Islam: Their View of History and the Need to Engage in Civil Society	p. 47
Football and Islamism in the Gaza Strip	p. 61
The Islamic University of Gaza, the Students and Islamism	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 141
Appendix: Notes on the Fieldwork and Methodology	p. 153
Notes	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 183
Glossary	p. 197
Index	p. 201
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