Traces the evolution of Muslim extremism from its earliest stirrings to today's violent acts of terrorism.
Verschiedene Autoren zeigen Ausbreitung, Auswirkung sowie Einfluss und warnen eindringlich vor den Gefahren des Islamismus auch in Deutschland.
What is fundamentalism and what does it really amount to? How do uncompromising counter-cultural movements make ordinary people behave in extraordinary ways? Arguing that an adherence to scriptural literalism and biblical inerrancy is at root a reaction to modernism, these are a…
"Though capable of staging spectacular attacks like 9/11, jihadist organizations were not a significant force on the ground when they first became notorious in the shape of al-Qa'ida at the turn of century. The West's initial successes in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan weakene…
Are Islam and the West on an inevitable collision course? What are the implications of events in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Sudan, Pakistan, and the West? The World Trade Center bombing, Algeria's civil war and fears of a fundamentalist Islamic government, Sunni-Shii fratricide in Pa…
Bogen undersøger den islamiske fundamentalisme i lyset af den aktuelle internationale politik. Forfatteren understreger, at han dermed blot behandler én enkelt variation blandt verdens mange religiøse fundamentalismer, og at bogen ikke drejer sig sig om Islam som religion. Hans …
A text which suggests that Islamic fundamentalism is a result of Islam's confrontation with modernity. The author provides an analysis of the politicization of religion and, as an alternative to fundamentalism, he proposes a compact based on secular democr. Acy and human rights.