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  • Understanding Islamic Fundamentalism

    The Theological and Ideological Basis of al-Qa'ida's Political Tactics

    by Sayed Khatab ...
    Beginning with an examination of medieval Islamic fundamentalist movements such as Kharjism, Ibadism, Hanbalism, and Wahhabism, Sayed Khatab looks at the similarities and differences between them and present organizations such as al-Qa*'ida. It may be surprising that many of the radical narratives embraced by modern groups have not emerged recently. Identifying these roots can lead to a better ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Political Thought of Sayyid Qutb

    The Theory of Jahiliyyah

    by Sayed Khatab ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Islam
    This new book takes a literary approach in its study of Sayyid Qutb, one of the most significant political thinkers for contemporary Islamists and who has greatly influenced the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Executed by the Egyptian state in 1966, his books continue to be read and his theory of jahiliyya ‘ignorance’ is still of prime importance for radical Islamic groups.Through an examination of his ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Power of Sovereignty

    The Political and Ideological Philosophy of Sayyid Qutb

    by Sayed Khatab ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Islam
    The Power of Sovereignty explores the religio-political and philosophical concepts of Sayyid Qutb, one of the most influential political thinkers for contemporary Islamists and who has greatly influenced the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Executed by the Egyptian state in 1966, his books continue to be read and his theory of jahiliyya ‘ignorance’ is still of prime importance for radical Islamic groups ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Democracy In Islam

    by Sayed Khatab, Gary D. Bouma ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Islam
    Challenging the view of Islamic extremists and critics of Islam, this book explores the very topical issue of Islam’s compatibility with democracy. It examines:principles of Islam's political theory and the notion of democracy thereinthe notion of democracy in medieval and modern Muslim thoughtIslam and human rightsthe contribution of Islamic legal ideas to European legal philosophy and law.The ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

    by John Calvert ...
    Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Salafi-Jihadism

    The History of an Idea

    by Shiraz Maher ...
    No topic has captured the public imagination of late quite so dramatically as the specter of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood. As the Levant has imploded and millenarian radicals claim to have revived a Caliphate based on the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed, the need for a nuanced and accurate understanding of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Place of Tolerance in Islam

    by Khaled Abou El Fadl ...
    Khaled Abou El Fadl, a prominent critic of Islamic puritanism, leads off this lively debate by arguing that Islam is a deeply tolerant religion. Injunctions to violence against nonbelievers stem from misreadings of the Qur'an, he claims, and even jihad, or so-called holy war, has no basis in Qur'anic text or Muslim theology but instead grew out of social and political conflict.Many of Abou El Fadl ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism

    by Mohammad Hassan Khalil ...
    Is Islam fundamentally violent? For influential New Atheists such as Sam Harris, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Richard Dawkins, the answer is an emphatic yes, largely because of the Islamic doctrine of jihad. According to this view, when al-Qaeda plotted 9/11 or ISIS planned any one of its recent terrorist attacks, they were acting in accord with Islamic scripture. Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Muslim Brotherhood

    Hasan al-Hudaybi and ideology

    by Barbara Zollner ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Islam
    The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the most influential Islamist organisations today. Based in Egypt, its network includes branches in many countries of the Near and Middle East. Although the organisation has been linked to political violence in the past, it now proposes a politically moderate ideology.The book provides an in-depth analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood during the years of al-Hudaybi’s ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Islam, Context, Pluralism and Democracy

    Classical and Modern Interpretations

    by Yaser Ellethy ...
    Series series Routledge Islamic Studies Series
    Islam, Context, Pluralism and Democracy aspires to clarify the tensions and congruences between the revelational and the rational, the text and the context, the limits and the horizons of contextualization in Islam, as these emanate from the Islamic interpretative tradition.This book examines classical and modern Muslim interpretations with regard to the concepts of diachronic development, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Conflict Within Islam

    Expressing Religion Through Politics

    by Israr Hasan ...
    This is not a book of history; it does not claim to cover every aspect of Islam religion. It confines itself to the search for the true mission of Islam and how that mission has been hijacked in the struggle of faith and power. This is the story of contest between religion and politics where politics was made a sacrament and religion abused. In describing this aspect, the historical part naturally ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Women in Islam

    The Western Experience

    by Anne-Sofie Roald ...
    Women in Islam investigates the ongoing debate across the Muslim world and the West on the position of women in Islam.Anne-Sofie Roald focuses on how Islamic perceptions of women and gender change in Western Muslim communities. She shows how Islamic attitudes towards social concerns such as gender relations, female circumcision, and female dress emerge as responsive to culture and context, rather ... Read more

    $63.99 USD