Islam and political violence : muslim diaspora and radicalism in the west / Shahram Akbarzadeh, Fethi Mansouri.
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TextPublisher: [S.l.] : I. B. Tauris, 2010Edition: New edDescription: 272 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 1848851979 (paperback); 9781848851979 (paperback)Subject(s): Islam and politics | Islamic fundamentalism | Violence--Religious aspects--IslamDDC classification: 297.27 LOC classification: BP190.5.V56Online resources: Amazon.com Summary: How do we engage with the pressing challenges of xenophobia, radicalism and security in the current political climate? The widely felt sense of insecurity in the West is shared by Muslims both within and outside Western societies. Growing Islamic militancy and the subsequent increased security measures by Western powers have contributed to a pervasive sense among Muslims of being under attack both physically and culturally. Islam and Political Violence brings together current debates on the uneasy and potentially mutually destructive relationship between the Muslim world and the West and argues that we are on a dangerous trajectory, strengthening dichotomous notions of the divide between the West and the Muslim world.
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How do we engage with the pressing challenges of xenophobia, radicalism and security in the current political climate? The widely felt sense of insecurity in the West is shared by Muslims both within and outside Western societies. Growing Islamic militancy and the subsequent increased security measures by Western powers have contributed to a pervasive sense among Muslims of being under attack both physically and culturally. Islam and Political Violence brings together current debates on the uneasy and potentially mutually destructive relationship between the Muslim world and the West and argues that we are on a dangerous trajectory, strengthening dichotomous notions of the divide between the West and the Muslim world.
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