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The Justice and Development Party (PJD) is a political party in Morocco that advocates for political Islam. It was the ruling party of Morocco from 2011 to 2021.

There is no difference between those Islamist movements that emphasize “jihad” and those that pursue politics through non-violent, even democratic means.

The AKP political party in Turkey was founded in 2001 and it included new urban class solidarity-based groups with rural origins and a shared Islamic ethos.  These groups had been culturally and economically excluded by the Kemalist elite. [Founded in 2001 by members of a number of existing conservative parties, the party has won pluralities in the five most recent legislative elections, those of 2002, 2007, 2011, June 2015, and November 2015.]

The Main Strands of Islamist Opposition in Saudi Arabia (please match the movement with its correct definition)

Islamic state (Islam as the system) is where the nature of the state and the political order are defined in Islamic terms e.g. KSA, Pakistan and Iran

Which country chose a non-confessional government over an Islamic state in order to unite some 6,000 inhabited islands that hold a variety of cultures and religions.

The influence of Islamists in Pakistan can perhaps be best contained through democracy.  The role/influence of the military will only be reduced with democratic reforms allowing secular politicians to freely compete for power.

Please pick all the correct answers – please name the four Rashidun Caliphs

The Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic Action Front (IAF) has for the greater part of its existence enjoyed a considerably more cooperative and mutually supportive relationship with the regime, the monarchy. 

What is Political Islam or Muslim Politics?