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Radical origins : why we are losing the battle against Islamic extremism--and how to turn the tide / Dr. Azeem Ibrahim.

by Ibrahim, Azeem.

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Pegasus Books, 2017.

Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects.

Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.

9781681775487 (hc.)

First Pegasus Books edition.

xx, 298 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and index.

Part one: Looking back to the Islamic golden age -- Muhammad and the birth of Islam -- Muhammad's moral mission -- The Constitution of Medina: the prototype of an Islamic state -- The caliphates -- The Rashidun: the right guided caliphs -- The Umayyad caliphate: God's sword -- the Abbasid caliphate: the light of the world -- Summary -- Part two: Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism -- Al-Wahhab and revolutionary Islam -- The first Wahhabi emirate: jihad against polytheism (1744-1818) -- The second Wahhabi emirate: regrouping and consolidation (1823-1891) -- The third Wahhabi emirate: maturity and orthodoxy (1902-1953) -- The Ikhwan: the original Wahhabi ultra-radicals -- Wahhabism becomes Salafism -- Interaction with the Muslim Brotherhood -- Oil: Saudi Arabia becomes rich -- The domestic challenges of contemporary Saudi Arabia -- The Muslim Brotherhood and the development of Islamist Salafism -- The emergence of Jihadi-Salafism in Saudi Arabia -- Summary -- Part three: Modern jihadism -- The logic of terrorism -- The logic of Salafist terrorism -- Friend and foe -- Enemies near and far -- The "just" war -- The ":true" faith -- Ideological war -- The goals of the Salafist movement: Sharia -- The role of theology -- "We love death and you love life" -- The particular challenge of Salafism -- Conclusion -- Part four: An Islamic challenge -- The Amman message and the London Declaration -- An Islamic rejection of Salafist arguments. The right to rebel ; The laws of war -- Conclusions -- Part five: Exporting hate -- Spreading propaganda -- Hate preaching in Britain -- Abu Qatada -- Abdullah al-Faisal -- Abu Hamza al-Masri -- Omar Bakri Mohammed -- Implications -- The stages of radicalization. Stage 1: The bottom of the pyramid: "We are oppressed" ; Stage 2: "They are attacking our people" ; Stage 3: "The band of brothers" ; Stage 4: Violent jihad -- Summary -- Part six: A case-study: Salafism in the Balkans -- Islam in Yugoslavia -- The Muslim population and the Balkan wars -- Postwar Salafism involvement and narratives. Bosnia ; Kosovo -- Similarities and differences -- The Salafist interpretation -- Part seven: Iraq and Syria -- Salafism in Iraq -- Salafism in Syria -- Salafist groups not aligned to Al-Qaeda -- Al-Qaeda's official faction: Al-Nusra -- Al-Qaeda's offspring: ISIS -- Global responses - Summary -- Part eight: The antidote -- The role of Saudi Arabia -- The role of religious leaders -- Recommendations. For Western policy makers ; For teachers ; For journalists ; For policy makes ; For all of us -- Epilogue.

"The menacing rise of a radical ideology that is fueling ISIS and terror cells world-wide. More than thirteen years ago after the "War on Terror" was declared, many in the West now feel less secure than ever before. Many security experts believe global Jihad is on the rise throughout the West, and yet these same experts do not know how to stop the rising tide. Military action abroad and police action at home have only attended to the symptoms of terrorism, not the cause. The root, according to Dr. Ibrahim, is actually the extreme ideology of Wahhabism - the puritanical, reactionary, isolationist, xenophobic, and bigoted sect of Sunni Islam that has been the ideological bedrock of the state of Saudi Arabia since its original rise in the 18th Century. Foreign policy, socio-economic factors, alienation, and identity are often invoked in explaining the rise in radicalization, and while they do have a role to play, these are secondary factors. The primary cause is ideology, and Dr. Ibrahim places the origins of this radical extremism in historic context in a cogent manner, while also articulating specific policy goals and social action points going forward. Much of it hinges on altering decades of geopolitics regarding Saudi Arabia. An accessible primer on radicalism, an understanding of jihadist history, and a way forward, debunking misconceptions about Islam and this jihadist offshoot. This book culminates in a powerful body of evidence about how to contain, reduce, and stop the spread of radicalization once and for all. Dr. Azeem Ibrahim earned his doctorate at Cambridge University and has lectured at the U.S. Army War College, Harvard, Yale, and the University of Chicago. He is currently a fellow at Oxford University and splits his time between the U.S. and the United Kingdom"--Provided by publisher.

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