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1 online resource (273 pages) |
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| Summary |
A top adviser at the Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism argues that winning the war against Militant Islamists requires a more nuanced understanding of their ideology. His book is among the first attempts to deconstruct and marginalize al-Qaida ideology using Islamic based arguments. By clearly defining the differences between Islam, Islamist, and Military Islamist, Aboul-Enein highlights how militant Islamist ideology takes fragments of Islamic history and theology and weaves them into a narrow, pseudo-intellectual ideology to justify their violence against Muslims and non- |
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction; 1. Precise Definitions of the Threat; 2. A Hidden Center of Gravity: Militant Islamists Cloaking Themselves in Islam; 3. What Is Not Being Taught in Politicized Madrassas: Beginning to Understand Militant Islamist Ideology; 4. The Qur'an: How Do Militant Islamists Abuse Verses?; 5. The Term Jihad: Various Interpretations; 6. Muhammad and the Succession Crisis; 7. Islamic Government: A Highly Debatable Concept among Muslims; 8. The 1925 Caliphate Debates; 9. Countering Militant Islamist Rhetoric Using Islam. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Qaida (Organization)
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Qaida (Organization) |
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Jihad.
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Jihad. |
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islamic fundamentalism. |
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Aboul-Enein, Youssef. Militant Islamist Ideology : Understanding the Global Threat. New York : Naval Institute Press, ©2011 9781591140016 |
| ISBN |
9781612510156 |
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1612510159 |
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1283049643 |
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9781283049641 |
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9781591140016 |
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1591140013 |
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9786613049643 |
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