o:id
	12716
url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/12716
o:resource_template
	Journal article
o:resource_class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
dcterms:title
	'Good Muslim, bad Muslim' in Togo: religious minority identity construction amid a sociopolitical crisis (2017–2018)
dcterms:publisher
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/25146
dcterms:date
	2021
dcterms:type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8475
dcterms:identifier
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113505157 Q113505157
	iwac-reference-0000221
dcterms:language
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8322
dcterms:abstract
	In Togo, the opposition movement behind the anti-government protests that broke out in 2017–2018 appears to reflect a greater role for Islam in politics. Tikpi Atchadam, leader of the Parti National Panafricain, was the preeminent figure in the movement, having built a solid grassroots base among his fellow Muslims. This article examines the unique role that Muslim leaders played in these protests, as well as the Faure Gnassingbé regime's strategic response. The ruling party made spurious claims against Muslim opponents, associating them with a dangerous wave of political Islam. I argue that by portraying Atchadam as the leader of a radical ethnic and religious movement with Islamist goals, Faure Gnassingbé and his supporters sought to weaken this emerging challenger and deter members of the public from backing calls for political change. The strategy also helped garner support from Western countries while simultaneously driving a wedge between Muslim community leaders.
dcterms:spatial
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/544
bibo:authorList
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/858
bibo:doi
	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X21000094 10.1017/S0022278X21000094
bibo:issue
	2
bibo:pageEnd
	217
bibo:pageStart
	197
bibo:volume
	59

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