Confronting Jihad
Title | Confronting Jihad PDF eBook |
Author | Saul Singer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2003-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Columns & editorials from The Jerusalem Post.
Inside Jihad
Title | Inside Jihad PDF eBook |
Author | Tawfik Hamid |
Publisher | Tarek Abdelhamid |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Jihad |
ISBN | 9780981547107 |
This is an insider analysis of the phenomenon of Jihad and Radical Islam by an ex-Islamic Extremist and an associate of the second in command (after Bin Laden) of Al-Qaeda.
Understanding Jihad
Title | Understanding Jihad PDF eBook |
Author | David Cook |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2005-05-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520244486 |
Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad. Looking closely at a range of sources from sacred Islamic texts to modern interpretations, [This book] opens a critically important perspective on the role of Islam in the contemporary world. [The author] also describes some of the conflicts that occur in radical groups and shows how the more mainstream supporters of these groups have come to understand and justify violence.-Back cover.
Burying the Sword
Title | Burying the Sword PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Grudzen |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2017-02-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1524668427 |
Burying the Sword: Counteracting Jihadism with Interfaith Education This book analyzes the historical and political context in which various forms of violent extremism (jihadism) have emerged in the Middle East, Europe, and in Africa since 9/11/2001. The growth of the jihadism can be attributed in part to the oppressive regimes of the Middle East which have curtailed the democratic impulses of their youth. Alternative youth movements such as we saw in the Arab Spring can serve as a source of inspiration and model for renewal of these regions. The book also analyzes the role that technology can play in organizing future youth movements and serve as part of an interfaith educational program that has already been initiated in Kenya. New models of interfaith education in public and private schools throughout Africa are needed to counteract the growth of extremist ideologies among the youth of this region.
Confronting the Caliphate
Title | Confronting the Caliphate PDF eBook |
Author | Isak Svensson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2022-07-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0197605621 |
Jihadist rebel groups that take control over a territory, claim authority over its population, and implement radical religious laws have become a rising security issue over the last decade. Generally brutal and authoritarian, the best-known manifestation of this phenomenon is the Islamic State (IS). While the IS has been decimated in the last few years, most analysts agree that the problem of jihadist violence is far from over, and that the IS may very well re-configure itself in a not so distant future. Moreover, beyond Iraq and Syria, the security threat posed by violent jihadism remains an acute issue. Yet no one has hitherto systematically explored the potential for civil resistance against jihadist armed groups. In Confronting the Caliphate, Isak Svensson and co-authors Daniel Finnbogason, Dino Krause, Luís Martínez Lorenzo, and Nanar Hawach focus on a core set of questions: What can civilians, who oppose the jihadists' attempt to rule them, do to manifest their dissent? To what extent are civilians engaging in acts of resistance against jihadist rebel rule and what does such resistance look like? Does it matter, and can it in any way influence the trajectories of jihadist proto-states? New military and political realities in Iraq and Syria have opened up the possibility to generate new knowledge in areas where the IS has been pushed back. The authors draw from a novel survey on civil resistance against the IS in Mosul after the IS lost control of the city. This survey--the first of its kind--concentrates on the extent and character of resistance behavior against the IS. The authors also utilize contemporary Arab-language social media blogs and news websites in order to document protests against jihadists in Syria, and they also draw on interviews with activists and civilian in Syria and Lebanon who have lived under rule of jihadist groups. Importantly, they show that the international character of jihadist groups are often perceived as alien to local customs, thereby triggering resistance. Given the events of the recent past and the potential resurgence of such groups, this book is a valuable intervention that not only shows us how jihadists rule, but provides the best explanation yet of how ordinary people resist jihadist totalitarianism.
Confronting Jihad
Title | Confronting Jihad PDF eBook |
Author | Michael R. Woolslayer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Jihad |
ISBN |
Radical Islam Why?
Title | Radical Islam Why? PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey F. Addicott |
Publisher | Lawyers & Judges Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Islamic fundamentalism |
ISBN | 9781936360567 |
Radical Islam is the number one terror threat to the United States. The purpose of this book is to fully explore the nature of the enemy forces arrayed against us so that we can find better ways to confront them. It is time to look radical Islam straight in the eye.