List of books and articles about islamic fundamentalism. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia, second edition kindle edition by ahmed rashid. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Individual topics vary, providing a wide scope of issues surrounding the taliban and its role in afghanistan. Islamic fundamentalism free online biblical library. Islamic fundamentalism in the contemporary period, however, is marked not simply. Islamic fundamentalism is a completely reactionary ideology that seeks to turn the wheel of history backward to establish theocratic dictatorships. Islamic fundamentalism and explains why afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. Historically, afghanistan was a deeply conservative muslim country where sharia, as interpreted by afghan tribal custom, prevailed for centuries. The recruits, young men and boys without roots either in the afghanistan or pakistan, or the broader culture and history of islam, and living without the company of girls and women, make ideal recruitment and cannon fodder. The complete persepolis by marjane satrapi, ghost wars. The afghan fundamentalist islamist movement, which has been active in afghan politics since the late 1960s, has been powerfully reinforced by the soviet invasion and, subsequently, by the. Oct 29, 2009 a memoir of pakistan, islamic fundamentalism ali eteraz returned to his home country of pakistan after living in the us to find himself at the center of an abduction plot. Apr, 2010 written well before the united states invaded afghanistan, taliban.
It describes the war which continues to afflict the afghan people as well as the geopolitical context and part played by vertain powers in the region, and by the united states, in the talibans dramatic expansion. As with his earlier book jihad, author ahmed rashid illustrates his unbounded knowledge of central asia, afghanistan and pakistan, along withe the relevant. He published a 900page paper critiquing the muslim brotherhood in 1991 and this became part of the intellectual foundation of alqaeda. But there has been little indepth analysis of the movement which now rules 90 percent of afghanistan. Youssef m choueiri is reader in islamic studies at the university of manchester, uk. Afghanistan was never viewed as a religious fundamentalist state before 60 and 50s. The phenomenon of political islam continues to dominate the political and social map of the arab world, with the increasingly open struggle between ruling elites and islamists becoming the main source of political instability in many states. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia by ahmed rashid. This work, based on the most recent scholarship, provides both explanatory essays and readyreference components.
Apr, 2010 correspondent ahmed rashid brings the shadowy world of the talibanthe worlds most extreme and radical islamic organizationinto sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia by. Marsden has written a compact book about the ultra fundamentalist islamic movement known as the taliban that has ruled most of afghanistan since 1996. This is really a very important book in the history of islamic fundamentalism, particularly the history of terrorism. He explains the talibans rise to power, its impact on afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing american attitudes toward the taliban. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading taliban. Islamic fundamentalism 1st edition abdel salam sidahmed.
Islamic culture in the central asian republics was somewhat secularized by 70 years of soviet domination. Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a movement of muslims who regard earlier times favorably and seek to return to the fundamentals of the islamic religion and live similarly to how the islamic prophet muhammad and his companions lived. Most afghan muslims belong to the hanafi school of thought, the most tolerant denomination of sunni islam. This book deserves appreciation for its minute accounts of the happenings in afghanistan under the taliban. She was based in kabul, afghanistan for almost five years. The rise of the taliban and islamic fundamentalism. Here, he uncovered the weaknesses of jihadist movements. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site.
Islamic organizationinto sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. Atia abawi is an american author and television journalist. Militant islam, oil, and fundamentalism in central. Islamic fundamentalism by lawrence davidson, 1998 online. Today, there are basically three types of islam in iran. Reviewed by lucy jones when the taliban seized control of the afghan capital kabul in 1996, very few people knew anything about the movement. The most extreme and radical of all islamic organizations, the taliban inspires fascination, controversy.
Learn islamic fundamentalism with free interactive flashcards. The small but growing islamic opposition is attributable not to the appeal of talibanstyle fundamentalism, but to distinctly domestic factors such. Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the taliban movement control. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin lade. This is the single best book available on the taliban, the fundamentalist islamic regime in afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist osama bin laden. Islamic radicalism in afghanistan and pakistan refworld. Islamic fundamentalism which claims to recreate a true islamic society, not simply. How to think about islamic state books the guardian. To date, close to 2,000 editions of the work are said to have been published. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.
The growth of islamic fundamentalism in afghanistan politics essay. An expert on middle east history, davidson explains the islamic fundamentalist worldview and. Englishlanguage newspapers involves islamist militants in afghanistan and. According to professor rajesh kochhars book, the vedic people, afghanistan is one of the oldest hindu. The ussrs attempts to consolidate a communist regime in afghanistan, first through. In 1965 another egyptian, named sayid qutb, wrote a book entitled the translation would be signposts on the road. Karen armstrong, author of numerous books on religion including islam, a short history and the battle for god, discusses conflicts in the muslim world between democracy and islamic fundamentalism.
After the shiite revolution 1979 led by ayatollah khomeini in iran, the term was applied to a number of ultraconservative or militant islamic movements there and in other countries, such as the taliban of afghanistan. The afghan fundamentalist islamist movement, which has been active in afghan politics. Comapatients muslim women islamic fundamentalism afghanistan. The imus initial target were the dictators of central asia. Most afghan muslims belong to the hanafi school of thought. Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how successful have they been in remaking political structures. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Islam in pakistan islamic democracy islamic fundamentalism islamic. Knowing the principles of islam is the first step toward understanding how islamic fundamentalism can lead to terrorism. Jul 24, 2015 the rash of pseudoexplanations islamism, islamic extremism, islamic fundamentalism, islamic theology, islamic irrationalism makes islam seem more than ever a concept in search of some. Rashid has done a fairly good amount of research on the taliban and its style of rule. Afghanistan against ahmadis algeria arab arab world ashrafiya assp asyut authority.
The collection touches upon the rise of the taliban and the future of the afghani state. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia by ahmed rashid, yale university press, 2000, 274 pp. Militant islam in central asia is linked to militant islam in south asia and beyond. The soviet army invaded afghanistan in december 1979. Islamic fundamentalists favor a literal and originalist interpretation. Office of the under secretary of defense for policy. But his most important work was a 1600page book via the internet in 1994. Within days of their victory, the taliban, a militant islamic sect, were issuing draconian religious decrees, restricting womens employment and movement, rounding up afghans at gunpoint to pray five times a day, and publicly executing. The united states viewed the soviet occupation of afghanistan through a cold war lens and began providing weapons and training to the islamic fundamentalist mujahideen rebels. Islamic fundamentalism, as propagated by the late ayatollah ruhollah khomeini and currently by his heirs, imperils the new world order. Why did afghanistan revert to religious fundamentalism after. Some argue the term is so rooted in a particular form of protestant christianity that it cannot easily be used in relation to islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.
That was until a pakistani journalist and longtime afghan expert, ahmed rashid, wrote taliban. Islam belongs in peoples lives, not in politics, says karima bennoune mark tran. Islamic fundamentalists favor a literal and originalist interpretation of the primary sources of islam the quran and sunnah, seek to eliminate what they perceive to be corrupting non islamic influences from every part of their lives and see islamic fundamentalism as a pejorative term used by outsiders for islamic revivalism and. Afghanistan, nigeria, libya and egypt, and to entice thousands of camp followers, isis represents a quantum leap over all other private and. In this book, utilizing the case of iran under khomeini, the author analyzes the relationship between islam, islamic fundamentalism and gender inequality. Islamic fundamentalists favor a literal and originalist interpretation of the primary sources of islam the quran and sunnah, seek to eliminate what. Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism freebooksummary.
Militant islam, oil, and fundamentalism in central asia is a testament to the authors power of observation, ability to cultivate excellent sources, and prowess as an interviewer and a researcher. He also describes the new face of islamic fundamentalism and explains why afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. Islamic fundamentalism and the education of women in afghanistan. Her first book, the critically acclaimed the secret sky. In afghanistan, a triumph of fundamentalism the new york. Islamic extremism is a product of western imperialism. In his book, qutb seeks to set out milestones or guiding markers along a road that will lead to the revival of islam from its current extinction. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia, second edition.
Nevertheless, this book by ahmed rashid shows why such an unwelcome twist on the scriptures may still hold insight. The 1979 iranian revolution brought worldwide attention to islamic fundamentalism, a religious and political movement born in the 1920s, when muslim thinkers proposed militant islam as a weapon. Islamic fundamentalism, feminism, and gender inequality in. Previously working for nbc news and cnn as a foreign correspondent. Jason burke is the guardians and the observers south asia correspondent, and the author of the 911 wars and alqaeda. Choose from 118 different sets of islamic fundamentalism flashcards on quizlet. Taliban militant islam oil and fundamentalism in central asia. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia published this may. And his unfearful description of the intensive involvement of pakistans army and isi in afghanistan is reflective of a true journalistic spirit.
Islamic fundamentalism and youth in pakistan pakistan. Its a puritanical trend of sunni islam imported from saudi arabia. Correspondent ahmed rashid brings the shadowy world of the talibanthe worlds most extreme and radical islamic organizationinto sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. Is islam, as a religion, against the equality of men and women. He refers to any muslims who do not live under sharia law. Its goal is to underscore the differences between the dogmatic, violenceprone islamic fundamentalism of the tehran regime and the tolerant, democratic face of islam.
Milestones became a bestseller and widely distributed across the arab speaking world. There are both shiite and sunni fundamentalist leaders and groups, such as the ayatollah khomeini and the muslim brotherhood. The afghan fundamentalist islamist movement, which has been active in afghan politics since the late 1960s, has been powerfully reinforced by the soviet invasion and, subsequently, by the mujahidins sensational victory over the red army. It is incorrect to say afghanistan reverted to religious fundamentalism after 60s.
Books about islamic fundamentalism what should i read next. Is islamism, that is, islam as a political ideology, against the equality of women. Islamic fundamentalism is a broad term that refers to the philosophical or theological approach of certain groups within the islamic tradition who hold that the quran is the inerrant and literal. Islamic fundamentalism in pakistan, egypt and iran sohail. This is essentially a political tract by a member of the peoples mujahedeen organization of iran. The history of islamic principlism in iran covers the history of islamic revivalism and the rise of political islam in modern iran.
In 1996, the world watched with varying degrees of interest, surprise, and unease as armed, ultra fundamentalist insurgents overthrew the afghan government. Discover librarianselected research resources on islamic fundamentalism from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The problem of activation of islamic fundamentalism in many countries at present is becoming increasingly important worldwide. This study of the taliban, a once powerful group of islamic fundamentalists who, during the mid1990s, seized power in afghanistan, may be one of the more important books of our time. Islamic fundamentalism is a growing political factor in world affairs. Rashid offers the only authoritative account of the taliban available to englishlanguage readers, explaining the talibans rise to power, its impact on afghanistan and the middle east and central asia, its role. Books under subject heading islamic fundamentalism. He has authored and edited a number of books, including islamic fundamentalism continuum, 2003, arab nationalism blackwell, 2002 and a companion to the history of the middle east blackwell, 2005.
I would personally prefer to call this phenomenon islamic extremism, rather than islamic fundamentalism, although those engaged in extremist activities would, like the. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia. Rashid begins in march 1997 at the sweltering kandahar football stadium. Written well before the united states invaded afghanistan, taliban. Oct 04, 2001 some argue the term is so rooted in a particular form of protestant christianity that it cannot easily be used in relation to islam, judaism, hinduism, etc. Taliban militant islam oil and fundamentalism in central. Islamic fundamentalism in the modern political context can be described as an attempt to attain an islamic state through political mobilisation, revolutionary action or government legislation.
Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the taliban movement control afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The title alone will insure that some people will read this book, but they should know what they are getting between the covers. Militant islam, oil, and the fundamentalism in central asia is an excellent book for those who would like to understand the taliban, its background, rise to power as well as us and pakistans support of the fundamentalist regime. The taliban allowed the imu to set up training camps in northern afghanistan. Militant islam, oil, and fundamentalism in central asia includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Islamic fundamentalism islamic fundamentalism 4 let us first of all find out what is commonly meant by fundamentalism.
Islamic terrorism is the common term for violence,1 rooted on islamic fundamentalism, and aimed at defending, or even promoting, islamic culture, society, and values in opposition to the political, allegedly imperialistic, and cultural influences of nonmuslims, and the western world in particular. Traditionally, islamic fundamentalism can be seen as a movement to rid islam of the side effects. Ahmed rashid is a pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career reporting on the regionhe has personally met and interviewed many of the talibans shadowy leaders. The talibans sharia law has nothing in common with afghan culture. Islamic fundamentalism in pakistan, egypt and iran. To answer this question, the contributors to this volume political scientists, historians of religion, anthropologists, and sociologistsdiscuss the anti abortion movement, operation rescue in the united states, the islamic war of resistance in afghanistan, shiite. Fundamentalism reborn afghanistan under the taliban.
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