Syria’s Constitutional Crisis: The Struggle for a Unified Islamic Political Identity – The Syrian Observer

Syria’s Constitutional Crisis: The Struggle for a Unified Islamic Political Identity – The Syrian Observer

Syria’s recent constitutional declaration, intended to unify a fractured nation, has instead deepened a crisis over the state’s identity, centring on divergent visions of political Islam. By designating Islamic jurisprudence as a principal source of legislation, the transitional authority in Damascus aimed to ground its legitimacy in a shared religious heritage. Yet the move has triggered a fierce contest over who holds the authority to interpre…