This book conceptualizes the politics of Bangladesh through an Islamic concept called ummah or the global brotherhood of Muslims. By exploring the effects of ummah in Bangladeshi politics, this book shows how major political parties have mainstreamed political Islam in the country.
Mubashar Hasan is a Research Fellow at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo. He is also an adjunct fellow at the Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative in University of Western Sydney, Australia. He has published widely in academic journals and co-edited Radicalization in South Asia published in 2019.
1. Introduction.- 2. Beyond Clash of Civilizations and Post Islamism: Ummah(s) and the Muslim World.- 3. Geopolitics of Ummah(s) in Bangladesh- A Historic Narrative.- 4. Awami League, Ummah, and Political Islam.- 5. The BNP, Ummah, and Politics in Bangladesh.- 6. Islamization, Ummah Consciousness and Mass Support forPolitical Islam.- 7. Globalization and Transnational Ummah(s) in Contemporary Bangladesh.- 8. Conclusion.