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Facebook and Fanatics: Islam and the Arab Revolutions
"... ABSTRACT prompted a discursive rupture in western perceptions of its perennial ..."
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ABSTRACT prompted a discursive rupture in western perceptions of its perennial
BOKO HARAM: TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, FREEDOM FIGHTERS OR RELIGIOUS FANATICS? AN ANALYSIS OF BOKO HARAM WITHIN NIGERIA, AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE AND THE NEED FOR COUNTER TERRORISM RESPONSES THAT INVOLVES PROSCRIBING THEM AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
"... The adoption of Sharia law and the creation of an Islamic government are prominent motivations for religious terrorism within the current climate. Throughout history, Nigeria has been exposed to ethno religious violence and political discontent and has recently seen an escalation in associated viole ..."
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The adoption of Sharia law and the creation of an Islamic government are prominent motivations for religious terrorism within the current climate. Throughout history, Nigeria has been exposed to ethno religious violence and political discontent and has recently seen an escalation in associated
JOINING THE CAUSE: AL-MUHAJIROUN AND RADICAL ISLAM
"... On the surface, a decision to join a radical Islamic movement seems irrational. Participation entails enormous costs and risks, especially if the movement supports the use of violence for the cause. In addition, less controversial options are typically available for those who desire a deeper religio ..."
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On the surface, a decision to join a radical Islamic movement seems irrational. Participation entails enormous costs and risks, especially if the movement supports the use of violence for the cause. In addition, less controversial options are typically available for those who desire a deeper
Iran and the Bomb: A Psychoanalytic Study
"... During the past decade, the entire world has been preoccupied with the Iranian government’s attempts to obtain nuclear bombs. Such weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a fanatical and tyrannical religious regime which considers the “Western” world, and above all Israel and the United States, ..."
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avenues to explore this problem: studying the minds of Islamic fanatics and terrorists (Falk 2008), attempting a psychobiography of President
Muslims, Fundamentalists, and the Fear of the Dangerous Other in American Culture
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, 2010
"... Abstract Beginning in 1979, people living in the United States began using a term, "Islamic fundamentalism," which had not previously been a part of their standard vocabulary. This article examines the controversies produced by the creation of this category and uses those controversies as ..."
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as a springboard from which to reflect on the ways people who live in the United States think about Islam, religion, and "fanatical" beliefs and practices.
Article An analysis of material consumption culture in the Muslim world
"... In this paper, we examine the notion of material consumption culture in Islamic societies. We differentiate between institutionalized religion and religion as culture. We contest the orientalist portrayal of Islam as a fanatic ideology opposed to western modernity’s features of secularism, individua ..."
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In this paper, we examine the notion of material consumption culture in Islamic societies. We differentiate between institutionalized religion and religion as culture. We contest the orientalist portrayal of Islam as a fanatic ideology opposed to western modernity’s features of secularism
Teacher Attitudes toward Muslim Student Integration into Civil Society: a report from six European countries
"... ABSTRACT The convergence of Islam and national and cultural identity in Europe, exacerbated by external events like a murder, assassination, riot, embassy bombing or even a satirical cartoon, has the potential for disrupting civic order and eroding movements towards cultural assimilation and nationa ..."
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and national integration. Clearly, fundamentalism in any religion, Jewish, Christian, Sikh or Muslim, can turn a few radicals into fanatics who seek the death of those whom they believe are infidels. Revealing the sources of cultural dissonance between Islamic faith and national identity can have a profound
ShiaChat Team1 Ibn Taimiyyah: A Brief Biography
"... Having been asked by a few persons to provide a detailed explanation on why the Shia Imamis have a negative stance on 'Shaykhul Islam ' Ibn Taimiyyah, we have provided the research carried out by Al-Ghadeer Center. This gives a brief a overview on why this man is viewed as an extremist and ..."
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and why his views were not only conflicting with Islam, but served to damage Islam through the adherence of a fanatical sect to his deviant ideas. There are many notable scholars, Shia and Sunni, who have denounced this man and published volumes on his bewildering thinking, but we shall be content
Cosmology and the Koran: A Response to Muslim Fundamentalists Library: Modern Documents: Richard Carrier: Cosmology and the Koran: A Response to Muslim Fundamentalists Cosmology and the Koran: A Response to Muslim Fundamentalists
"... Muslim Fundamentalists are fond of claiming that the Koran miraculously predicted the findings of modern science, and that all of its factual scientific claims are flawless. There are two important objections to this claim that I will make, one pointing to a general problem, the other a specific exa ..."
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was written. Things like this have proven hard to explain to fanatics who are more practiced at pious denials than in actual historical research. For what follows, I am repeating common knowledge in the field of medieval history, and I refer doubters to the bibliography at the end of this essay. The works
THE NEED FOR COUNTER TERRORISM RESPONSES THAT INVOLVES PROSCRIBING THEM AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
, 2012
"... The adoption of Sharia law and the creation of an Islamic government are prominent motivations for religious terrorism within the current climate. Throughout history, Nigeria has been exposed to ethno religious violence and political discontent and has recently seen an escalation in associated viole ..."
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The adoption of Sharia law and the creation of an Islamic government are prominent motivations for religious terrorism within the current climate. Throughout history, Nigeria has been exposed to ethno religious violence and political discontent and has recently seen an escalation in associated
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