Islamic fascism / Hamed Abdel-Samad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdel-Samad, Hamed, 1972- author.

Standardized Title:

Islamische Faschismus. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Fascism--Arab countries.

Fascism.

National socialism and Islam.

Political culture--Arab countries.

Political culture.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.

Language Note:

Translated from German.

Summary:

"This polemic against Islamic extremism highlights the striking parallels between contemporary Islamism and the 20th-century fascism embodied by Hitler and Mussolini. Like those infamous ideologies, Islamism today touts imperialist dreams of world domination, belief in its inherent superiority, contempt for the rest of humanity, and often a murderous agenda. The author, born and raised in Egypt and now living in Germany, not only explains the historical connections between early 20th-century fascist movements in Europe and extremist factions in Islam, but he also traces the fascist tendencies in mainstream Islam that have existed throughout its history. Examining key individuals and episodes from centuries past, the book shows the influence of Islam's earliest exploits on current politics in the Islamic world. The author's incisive analysis exposes the fascist underpinnings of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Shia regime in Iran, ISIS, Salafi and Jihadist ideologies, and more. Forcefully argued and well-researched, this book grew out of a lecture on Islamic fascism that the author gave in Cairo, resulting in a call for his death by three prominent Egyptian clerics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 An Odd Couple? Fascism and Islamism in Recent History 15

Chapter 2 Reformists or Fascist Islamists? The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt 23

Chapter 3 Islamic Fascism's Historic Roots from Abraham to Sayyid Qutb 47

Chapter 4 From My Struggle (Mein Kampf) to Our Struggle- Arabia and Anti-Semitism 65

Chapter 5 From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg-Cultural Monopoly and the Dictatorship of Islam 83

Chapter 6 "Heil Osama!"-Failed States and Successful Terrorists 99

Chapter 7 Pornotopia-Jihad and the Promise of Paradise 105

Chapter 8 Islamic Bombs and Shiite Fascism 115

Chapter 9 Unbelievers on the March-Meet Five Atheists from the Islamic World 135

Chapter 10 Salafists, Jihadists, and Islamic Fascism in Europe 151

Chapter 11 Polarization and Social Cleansing-What Thilo Sarrazin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan Have in Common 169

Chapter 12 Mapping the Terrain of Terror-Islamism, Islam, and the Islamic State 177

Chapter 13 Charlie Hebdo and Islam's Outrage Industry 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781633881242

1633881245

9781633881259

1633881253

OCLC:

907447125

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