The outbreak of Arab uprisings across the Middle East in early 2011 coincided with a marked rise of Islamic political movements in the Arab world. The electoral successes of Islamic political groups, particularly in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Morocco, reflect this rise. These successes were, in part, an expression of the desire shared by a large portion of Arab populations to put Islamic political powers in the forefront of the political scene, in preparation for a long-awaited dream: the implementation of Islamic Sharia. The supporters of these Islamic political movements share a conviction that Sharia has been excluded and marginalized since the early twentieth century. Some supporters argue that foreign colonization followed by national Arab ruling regimes, which were created after state independence, intentionally marginalized Islam, consequently preventing implementation of the Sharia jurisdiction.