Militant Islamist ideology : understanding the global threat / Youssef H. Aboul-Enein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aboul-Enein, Youssef H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jihad.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Qaida (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A top adviser at the Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism argues that winning the war against Militant Islamists requires a more nuanced understanding of their ideology. His book is among the first attempts to deconstruct and marginalize al-Qaida ideology using Islamic based arguments. By clearly defining the differences between Islam, Islamist, and Military Islamist, Aboul-Enein highlights how militant Islamist ideology takes fragments of Islamic history and theology and weaves them into a narrow, pseudo-intellectual ideology to justify their violence against Muslims and

Contents:

Precise definitions of the threat

A hidden center of gravity : militant Islamists cloaking themselves in Islam

What is not being taught in politicized madrassas : beginning to understand militant Islamist ideology

The Qur'an : how do militant Islamists abuse verses?

The term jihad : various interpretations

Muhammad and the succession crisis

Islamic government : a highly debatable concept among Muslims

The 1925 caliphate debates

Countering militant Islamist rhetoric using Islam

Marginalizing al-Qaida : utilizing al-Qaida rhetoric and actions

Ibn Taymiyyah : unlocking the origins of current militant Islamist ideology (1263-1327)

Ibn Abdul-Wahhab (1703-1792) : the founder of Wahhabism

Hassan al-Banna and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood : the first Islamist political party

Sayyid Qutb : twentieth-century theoretician of militant Islamist ideology (1906-1966)

Inside the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-1989) : a militant Islamist perspective

Usama bin Laden : a quick exposé

A basic analytic primer on Shiism

Other major figures in the militant Islamist movement

Al-Qaida's wedge issues for the United States to consider

Mindsets that hamper America's capabilities

Conclusion and further reading.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613049643

9781283049641

1283049643

9781612510156

1612510159

OCLC:

707067875