Open AccessPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF ISLAMIC PARTIES
Author(s) -
Nasrullah Muhammad Nur
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of law, government and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-1763
DOI - 10.35631/ijlgc.4150017
Subject(s) - islam , politics , political science , sympathy , elite , islamic studies , power (physics) , political economy , law , sociology , social psychology , psychology , history , archaeology , physics , quantum mechanics
The discussion on the role of Islamic political parties in Muslim-majority countries is a hot conversation not only among the political elite but also in the lower society. Is a political party based on Islam is right to fight for the rights of Muslims or just a mere mask behind the Religion alias in the name of Islam in order to achieve certain goals? This article highlights the issue of how the role of Islamic political parties or the participation of Islamic parties in building the welfare of the people mandated to them especially when they are in power. How can an Islamic party gain a vote, take the sympathy of society when many of the people who are in doubt about the labeling of Islam in the party.