Islamic Political Radicalism: A European Perspective

Tahir Abbas

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2007

Islamic Political Radicalism

A European Perspective

Tahir Abbas

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748630868

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About this book

Analyses the sociological, anthropological, psychological and political causes and consequences of Islamic political radicalism in Europe

Authors explore the motivations behind such radicalism, focusing on an array of different factors. These include economic and social alienation, political and cultural marginalisation, gender and masculinity, and psychological issues, both at an individual and community level.

Other issues discussed are the state responses, national and international, to the ‘War on Terror’ which came about after the attacks on America in September 2001; and the role of Islamic political organisations and their impact on changing ethno-religious identities. This is considered particularly in relation to concept of the Ummah and its influence on the position of Islam and Muslims in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine, as well as Bosnia, Chechnya, and Kashmir.

The authors provide an analysis of events and experiences in different European nation states, with a detailed focus on Britain. This book is particularly relevant in the current climate as an attempt to understand the factors that shape Islamic political radicalism in Europe.

Key Features

Written for academics as well as activists and practitioners
Explores major new and emerging issues, particularly in the aftermath of the July 2005 London bombings

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
PART I DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Islamic Political Radicalism in Western Europe Tahir Abbas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
CHAPTER 2 The Discourse of ‘Terrorism’ between Violence, Justice and International order Jørgen S. Nielsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
CHAPTER 3 A Clinical Psychology Perspective on Radical Islamic Youth Edward J. Lifton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
CHAPTER 4 The Scales for Defining Islamic Political Radicalism Ismail Adam Patel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
PART II ISLAMIC POLITICAL RADICALISM IN EUROPE
CHAPTER 5 Europe and Political Islam: Encounters of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries Sara Silvestri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
CHAPTER 6 Anti-Semitism amongst Muslims Haris Aziz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
CHAPTER 7 The Growth of Islamic Radicalism in Eurasia Galina M. Yemelianova Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
CHAPTER 8 RADICAL ISLAM IN EUROPE: MISPERCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Part III THE BRITISH CONTEXT
CHAPTER 9 How the Zionist Colonisation of Palestine Radicalised British Muslims Daud Abdullah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
CHAPTER 10 From the Ethos of Justice to the Ideology of Justice: Understanding Radical Views of Scottish Muslims Gabriele Marranci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
CHAPTER 11 Islamic Political Radicalism in Britain: The Case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir Sadek Hamid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
CHAPTER 12 ISLAMIC POLITICAL RADICALISM IN BRITAIN: MUSLIM MEN IN BRADFORD Marie Macey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
CHAPTER 13 ‘Because I am Pakistani . . . and I am Muslim . . . I am Political’ – Gendering Political Radicalism: Young Femininities in Bradford Gurchathen Sanghera and Suruchi Thapar-Björkert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
CHAPTER 14 Disconnection and Exclusion: Pathways to Radicalisation? Basia Spalek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
CHAPTER 15 Transitional Religiosity Experiences: Contextual Disjuncture and Islamic Political Radicalism Akil N. Awan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
CHAPTER 16 An Assessment of Colonial Strategies of Resistance, Liminality and Herberg’s Thesis in the Rise of Radicalism among British South Asian Youth Ron Geaves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Part IV after 7/7
Chapter 17 Ruminations and Reflections on British Muslims and Islam post-7/71 H. A. Hellyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
CHAPTER 18 Electronic Monitoring and the Creation of Control Orders for Terrorist Suspects in Britain Mike Nellis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
CHAPTER 19 British Islamic Political Radicalism Salma Yaqoob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
CHAPTER 20 Disengaging with Terrorism: The Internal Muslim Challenge in Deligitimising Radicalism as a Means of Tackling Extremism Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 324
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: January 22, 2007
ISBN: 9780748630868