Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia Are All Slowly Islamizing

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By Steven A. CookEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
This article was originally published on The Atlantic on Monday, May 12, 2013.
Given that the noticeable evidence of the Islamization in the Middle East is few and far between, the idea that Islamization is the trajectory of the region might seem misplaced. Egypt’s Muslim Brothers and Tunisia’s Ennahda have not declared alcohol forbidden, forced women to don the hijab, or instituted hudud punishments (i.e., specific punishments for specific crimes set forth in the Qur’an or hadiths).
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