Islamic Extremism

Islamic Extremism

Islamic Extremism is a term used to describe the actions and beliefs of violent Islamic activists, though many mainstream Muslims would say they are not Islamic at all. [ [http://www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com/ IslamDenouncesTerrorism.com] ] [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/03/opinion/edasmal.php "Terrorism is not Islamic" in the International Herald Tribune] ] Another term for this may be "jihadist". Its definition is debated, but it is distinct from Islamic fundamentalism and Islamism in that neither of those necessarily denote or condone violence. [Ira Lapidus, [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521779332 "A History of Islamic Societies, 2nd Ed."] (Cambridge, 2002), p. 823]

See also

*Jihad
*Islamic Fundamentalism
*Terrorism
*al-Qaeda
*Sayyid Qutb
*Islamic Terrorism

Further reading

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521779332 "A History of Islamic Societies"] by Ira Lapidus
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300049153 "Radical Islam"] by Emmanuel Sivan
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/019503340X "Voices of Resurgent Islam"] edited by John Esposito.
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555871682 "Political Islam"] edited by John Esposito.

References

External links

* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/03/opinion/edasmal.php "Terrorism is not Islamic" in the International Herald Tribune]
* [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=17308&prog=zgp&proj=zsa "Jihad and Jihadism" published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]


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