{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ICGER","provider_url":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com","author_name":"Dr Mohammad Walid Youssef","author_url":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/author\/dr-mohammad-walid-youssef\/","title":"Federalism: The Foundation of Islam\u2019s Political System","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LGTBmWkdbX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/federalism-the-foundation-of-islams-political-system\/\">Federalism: The Foundation of Islam\u2019s Political System<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/federalism-the-foundation-of-islams-political-system\/embed\/#?secret=LGTBmWkdbX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Federalism: The Foundation of Islam\u2019s Political System&#8221; &#8212; ICGER\" data-secret=\"LGTBmWkdbX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Federalism.webp","thumbnail_width":780,"thumbnail_height":470,"description":"The new Syrian regime and its pundits deny Syrian minority groups and sects\u2014such as the Alawites, Druze, Kurds, and others\u2014the legitimacy of discussing federalism, self-governance, or autonomy. Instead, they advocate for the establishment of a highly centralized government, one that is arguably even more centralized than the Baathist regime at its various stages, both before and after Assad\u2019s rule. Their perspectives originate from Islamic thought, specifically its two main schools: Salafism and Ash\u2019arism. They claim to base their views on Islamic principles related to governance, politics, and administration.The new regime\u2019s preference for centralized governance is explicitly evident in the constitutional declaration of March 13, 2025. This document clearly articulated their views, advocating a centralized authority where the ruler holds absolute power without contestation or opposition. Consequently, Syrian minorities and non-Sunni Arab communities are relegated to second- or third-class citizenship. They are denied political, economic, and administrative rights under the pretext that all matters must revert to the central authority, which monopolizes decision-making."}