Islam in current political life of Muslim countries

Barkovskaya E.Yu. (Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of Russian Federation, Moscow) Islamic traditions and activities of female NGO in Jordan.

Bystrov G.P. (Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow) Fatah: Islamic aspects of activity.

Dunayeva E.V. (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Moscow) Alignment of forces on the political arena of Islamic Republic of Iran" or "Change of women’s social status in Iran.

Evstratova Yu.A. (Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow) The Soviet-Syrian spiritual connections.

Zakharchenko A.N. (Odessa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov, National Institute for strategic studies under the President of Ukraine, Odessa) Strengthening of positions of HAMAS on Palestinian territories and crisis of secularism in the Middle East.

Kosuch G.G. (Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow) Izz ad-Din al-Qassam: a hero and times when he is needed.

Kudryashova E.V. (Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the MFA of Russia, Moscow), Iran: ideas, institutions and political development”.

Kulikova K.E. (Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow) Christian-Muslim dialogue: the position of Patriarch of Antioch.

Melkumyan E.S. (Russian State University for the Humanities, Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Moscow), "Kuwait's Islamist organizations: the history of initiation and current state.

Nazarov R.N. (Institute of History, UzAS, Tashkent) Ethno-confessional processes in modern Uzbekistan.

Podcereb A.B. (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Moscow) Russian-Arab relations: the impact of the Islamic factor.

Prozorova G.K. (Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of RF, Moscow) Organization of Islamic Conference in transforming world.

Savicheva E.M. (People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow) The Problem of Islamic solidarity in a foreign policy of Middle Eastern states.

Description of the panel

The Muslim identity is a factor of a major impact on the political processes in Modern Muslim countries. The Islamic ideology, Islamic principles and Islamic spiritual values are declared to be the basics for social and political activities by many Islamic organizations – both moderate and extremist. The influence of the Muslim countries and interstate associations has also increased in the world politics.

Panel is going to review how far in Muslim countries the Muslim identity is used by the local government structures to implement inner and international politics.

One of the most admired subjects of the discussion is going to be the activities of various modern Islamist organizations been involved in system or off-system opposition to the governmental regime.  

Non-Muslim countries try to take advantage of Islam as a resource for strengthening their positions in the Muslim world by noticing attention to the Muslim citizens.  Politics of the non-Muslim countries in the Muslim world is also going to be analyzed during a work of the panel.

In their foreign activities Muslim countries give significant consideration to a problem of buildup of the Muslim solidarity and political power in the system of international relationship. This problem is also going to be dealt with in the panel discussion.

The main attention is paid to the Muslim countries, which take up the central position in the Muslim World due to their economic potential and politic authority.

Moderators of the section: E.S Melkumyan (Russian State University for the Humanities, Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Moscow) and Yu.A. Evstratova (Russian State University for the Humanities)