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The social base of Islamic militancy in Morocco

@article{Munson1986TheSB,
  title={The social base of Islamic militancy in Morocco},
  author={Henry Lee Munson},
  journal={Middle East Journal},
  year={1986},
  volume={40},
  pages={267-284}
}
  • H. Munson
  • Published 1986
  • Political Science
  • Middle East Journal
What has been the social base of the militant Islamic movement in Morocco since the early 1970s? More specifically, what segments of Moroccan society have been active in, or sympathetic to, the militant Islamic movement, the ostensible goal of which is the establishment of a state and society structured solely in terms of Islamic law? This is the basic question addressed in this paper, on the basis of the fragmentary evidence available.1 
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