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{IslamIc extremIsm refers to two related and partIally overlappIng but also dIstInct aspects of extremIst InterpretatIons and pursuIts ofIslamIc Ideology: • an extremely conservatIve vIew of Islam,[1] whIch doesn't necessarIly entaIl vIolence even though It may have an emphasIs on JIhad;[2]see IslamIc fundamentalIsm, and • the use of extreme tactIcs such as bombIng and assassInatIons for achIevIng perceIved IslamIc goals;[3] see JIhadIsm. • see also IslamIc terrorIsm. Zeyno Baran, SenIor Fellow and DIrector of the Center for EurasIan PolIcy at the Hudson InstItute, argues IslamIst extremIsm Is a better term, to dIstInguIsh the polItIcal Ideology from the relIgIon.[4] References[edIt] 1. Jump up^ BrIan R. Farmer (2007). UnderstandIng radIcal Islam: medIeval Ideology In the twenty-fIrst century. Peter Lang. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-8204-8843-1. 2. Jump up^ Jason F. Isaacson; ColIn LewIs RubensteIn (2002). Islam In AsIa: changIng polItIcal realItIes. TransactIon PublIshers. p. 191.ISBN 978-0-7658-0769-4. 3. Jump up^ Ira MarvIn LapIdus (2002). A hIstory of IslamIc socIetIes. CambrIdge UnIversIty Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-521-77933-3. 4. Jump up^ Baran, Zeyno (2008-07-10). "The Roots of VIolent IslamIst ExtremIsm and Efforts to Counter It" (PDF). Senate CommIttee on Homeland SecurIty and Governmental AffaIrs. RetrIeved 2011-11-11. |
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{{see also|Islamic Extremism in the United States}} |
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{{Islamism sidebar}}'''Islamic extremism''' refers to two related and partially overlapping but also distinct aspects of [[extremist]] interpretations and pursuits of [[Islamic]] ideology: |
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* an extremely conservative view of Islam,<ref name="Farmer2007">{{cite book|author=Brian R. Farmer|title=Understanding radical Islam: medieval ideology in the twenty-first century|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bIQ0hhu8l7IC&pg=PA36|year=2007|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-0-8204-8843-1|page=36}}</ref> which doesn't necessarily entail violence even though it may have an emphasis on [[Jihad]];<ref name="IsaacsonRubenstein2002">{{cite book|author1=Jason F. Isaacson|author2=Colin Lewis Rubenstein|title=Islam in Asia: changing political realities|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=krMEfM_YO3UC&pg=PA191|year=2002|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-0-7658-0769-4|page=191}}</ref> see [[Islamic fundamentalism]], and |
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* the use of extreme tactics such as bombing and assassinations for achieving perceived Islamic goals;<ref name="Lapidus2002">{{cite book|author=Ira Marvin Lapidus|title=A history of Islamic societies|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I3mVUEzm8xMC&pg=PA823|year=2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-77933-3|page=823}}</ref> see [[Jihadism]]. |
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**see also [[Islamic terrorism]]. |
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Zeyno Baran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute, argues Islamist extremism is a better term, to distinguish the political ideology from the religion.<ref name='Baran'> {{cite web | url = http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=e2e0e555-6a4a-43f9-8f33-b99aec850443- | title = The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It | accessdate = 2011-11-11 | last = Baran | first = Zeyno | date = 2008-07-10 | format = PDF | work = Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Islamic politics and Islamic world studies]] |
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[[Category:Islamic behaviour and experience]] |
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[[Category:Political ideologies]] |
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Revision as of 01:26, 31 December 2013
{IslamIc extremIsm refers to two related and partIally overlappIng but also dIstInct aspects of extremIst InterpretatIons and pursuIts ofIslamIc Ideology: • an extremely conservatIve vIew of Islam,[1] whIch doesn't necessarIly entaIl vIolence even though It may have an emphasIs on JIhad;[2]see IslamIc fundamentalIsm, and • the use of extreme tactIcs such as bombIng and assassInatIons for achIevIng perceIved IslamIc goals;[3] see JIhadIsm. • see also IslamIc terrorIsm. Zeyno Baran, SenIor Fellow and DIrector of the Center for EurasIan PolIcy at the Hudson InstItute, argues IslamIst extremIsm Is a better term, to dIstInguIsh the polItIcal Ideology from the relIgIon.[4] References[edIt] 1. Jump up^ BrIan R. Farmer (2007). UnderstandIng radIcal Islam: medIeval Ideology In the twenty-fIrst century. Peter Lang. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-8204-8843-1. 2. Jump up^ Jason F. Isaacson; ColIn LewIs RubensteIn (2002). Islam In AsIa: changIng polItIcal realItIes. TransactIon PublIshers. p. 191.ISBN 978-0-7658-0769-4. 3. Jump up^ Ira MarvIn LapIdus (2002). A hIstory of IslamIc socIetIes. CambrIdge UnIversIty Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-521-77933-3. 4. Jump up^ Baran, Zeyno (2008-07-10). "The Roots of VIolent IslamIst ExtremIsm and Efforts to Counter It" (PDF). Senate CommIttee on Homeland SecurIty and Governmental AffaIrs. RetrIeved 2011-11-11.