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100 1 $aBar, Shmuel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85258374
245 10 $aWarrant for terror :$bfatwās of radical Islam and the duty of jihad /$cShmuel Bar.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bRowman & Littlefield,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $axvi, 134 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aHoover studies in politics, economics, and society
500 $a"Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [125]-130) and index.
505 00 $g1.$t'Ulama and fatwas in Islam -- $g2.$tThe mechanism of the jihad fatwa -- $g3.$tThe house of Islam versus the house of war -- $g4.$tThe doctrine of jihad -- $g5.$tThe defensive jihad, an individual duty -- $g6.$tRules of engagement -- $g7.$tApostates and apostate rulers -- $g8.$tPalestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- $g9.$tThe war of the fatwas.
520 1 $a"Warrant for Terror examines fatwas, which are legal opinions declaring whether a given act under Islam is obligatory, permitted or forbidden and which serve as a major instrument by which religious leaders impel believers to engage in acts of jihad. These fatwas come from all over the Muslim world, but mainly from the Arab world. And they should not be dismissed as a cynical use of religious terminology in political propaganda. Many terrorists testify that they were motivated to act by them. Indeed, this book shows that Islamic law plays a central role in determining for believers the practical meaning of the duty to jihad. It also examines the underlying religious, legal, and moral logic of these fatwas and the depth of their influence in contrast to alternative moderate Islamic interpretations. And the book explores the wide scope of issues that these fatwas deal with, covering almost all facets of Islamic "law of war:" the justification for declaring jihad; the territory in which the jihad should be fought; whether women and children may participate in jihad; the legality of killing women, children and other non-combatants; the justification for killing hostages and mutilating their bodies; and the permissibility of diverse tactics and weapons, including suicide attacks and even nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. This book also delves into the contradictions between the radical and the mainstream narratives and the sources of the weakness of the latter in the face of the former. In the conclusion, the author raises a number of provocative questions relating to the "religious policy" of the West in the face of the threat of Islamic extremism."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002003017
650 0 $aJihad.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070535
650 0 $aFatwas.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047475
830 0 $aHoover studies in politics, economics, and society.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005048166
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006001837.html
852 00 $bleh$hHV6431$i.B353 2006