An edition of Radical origins
(2017)
Radical origins
why we are losing the battle against Islamic extremism--and how to turn the tide
First Pegasus Books edition.
by Azeem Ibrahim
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An international expert traces the rise of the extreme ideology of Wahhabism, which has been the ideological bedrock of the state of Saudi Arabia since its original rise in the eighteenth century, and argues that it is this ideology that is fueling ISIS and terror cells worldwide.
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Radical Origins: Why We Are Losing the Battle Against Islamic Extremism - And How to Turn the Tide
2019, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Radical origins: why we are losing the battle against Islamic extremism--and how to turn the tide
2017, Pegasus Books
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Table of Contents
Part one: Looking back to the Islamic golden age
Muhammad and the birth of Islam
Muhammad's moral mission
The Constitution of Medina: the prototype of an Islamic state
The caliphates
The Rashidun: the right guided caliphs
The Umayyad caliphate: God's sword
the Abbasid caliphate: the light of the world
Summary
Part two: Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism
Al-Wahhab and revolutionary Islam
The first Wahhabi emirate: jihad against polytheism (1744-1818)
The second Wahhabi emirate: regrouping and consolidation (1823-1891)
The third Wahhabi emirate: maturity and orthodoxy (1902-1953)
The Ikhwan: the original Wahhabi ultra-radicals
Wahhabism becomes Salafism
Interaction with the Muslim Brotherhood
Oil: Saudi Arabia becomes rich
The domestic challenges of contemporary Saudi Arabia
The Muslim Brotherhood and the development of Islamist Salafism
The emergence of Jihadi-Salafism in Saudi Arabia
Summary
Part three: Modern jihadism
The logic of terrorism
The logic of Salafist terrorism
Friend and foe
Enemies near and far
The "just" war
The ":true" faith
Ideological war
The goals of the Salafist movement: Sharia
The role of theology
"We love death and you love life"
The particular challenge of Salafism
Conclusion
Part four: An Islamic challenge
The Amman message and the London Declaration
An Islamic rejection of Salafist arguments. The right to rebel ; The laws of war
Conclusions
Part five: Exporting hate
Spreading propaganda
Hate preaching in Britain
Abu Qatada
Abdullah al-Faisal
Abu Hamza al-Masri
Omar Bakri Mohammed
Implications
The stages of radicalization. Stage 1: The bottom of the pyramid: "We are oppressed" ; Stage 2: "They are attacking our people" ; Stage 3: "The band of brothers" ; Stage 4: Violent jihad
Summary
Part six: A case-study: Salafism in the Balkans
Islam in Yugoslavia
The Muslim population and the Balkan wars
Postwar Salafism involvement and narratives. Bosnia ; Kosovo
Similarities and differences
The Salafist interpretation
Part seven: Iraq and Syria
Salafism in Iraq
Salafism in Syria
Salafist groups not aligned to Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda's official faction: Al-Nusra
Al-Qaeda's offspring: ISIS
Global responses - Summary
Part eight: The antidote
The role of Saudi Arabia
The role of religious leaders
Recommendations. For Western policy makers ; For teachers ; For journalists ; For policy makes ; For all of us
Epilogue.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and index.
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