Reimagining Islamic Political Structures in Contemporary Muslim Societies: The Role of Global Networks and Transnational Movements

Saif Saad Ahmed; Abdulsatar Shaker Salman; Ali Ghassan Ahmed Mohammed; Aida Apyshova; Aqeel Mahmood Jawad

doi:10.29240/jhi.v10i2.13368

Authors

Saif Saad Ahmed Al-Turath University, Iraq
Abdulsatar Shaker Salman Al-Mansour University College, Iraq
Ali Ghassan Ahmed Mohammed Al-Mamoon University College, Iraq
Aida Apyshova Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan
Aqeel Mahmood Jawad Al-Rafidain University College, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29240/jhi.v10i2.13368

Keywords:

Islamic governance, transnational movements, global networks, Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Abstract

This article offers a critical analysis of how transnational Islamic movements are changing the landscape of Islamic political thought by appropriating global digital networks for political participation, authority, and discourse. It examines how classical Islamic ideals—shūrā (consultation), ‘adl (justice), ummah (community) are reappropriated in modern forms of civic engagement and global governance. Implementing a multimethod approach that combines geospatial network mapping, thematic content analysis of political speech, sentiment analysis of digital exchange, and multivariate statistical modeling, the study is also a test of these two methods. Furthermore, survey tools were used to test ideological consistency and commitment to Islamic governance principles for a sample of five diaspora groups. Five transnational Islamic movements (without identification) were concurrently analyzed in perspective of ideological spread, operational organization, digital enthusiasm and user behavior. The results suggest that centralized religious authority has been replaced by digitally mediated ideological mobilization. Islamic political ideas are more and more inscribed into transnational discourses of justice, consultation and solidarity. Sites like Telegram and Twitter represent strategic spaces of ideological spread, and engagement on the Internet and with organizational structures are the strongest predictors of alignment with Islamic governance, according to a regression analysis. In the 21st century, Islamic political identity is being reconfigured through digital-enabled, decentralized and ideologically cohesive transamination networks. These structures constitute an adaptive development of Islamic government—rooted in the classical traditions yet responsive to the pluralistic, participatory and technological conditions of the realities of modern global politics.

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