This edited volume discusses critically discursive claims about the theological foundations connecting Islam to certain manifestations of violent extremism. Such claims and associated debates become even more polarizing when images of violent acts of terrorism performed in the name of Islam circulate in the global media. The authors argue that the visibility of such mediated violent extremism, in particular since the emergence of ISIS, has created a major political and security challenge not only to the world but also to the global Muslim community. This is particularly true in relation to the way Islam is being understood and characterized in the modern world. Existing studies on radicalization generally deal with causes and strategies to address violent extremism. The book will appeal to scholars, researchers and students in political science, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

Autorentext

Fethi Mansouri is Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Deakin University and UNESCO Chairholder at Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Australia.

Zuleyha Keskin is Course Director at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Managing Editor of Australian Journal of Islamic Studies.

Inhalt

Foreword

Chapter 1: Introduction: Framing the Debate Around Islamic Theology, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

Fethi Mansouri and Zuleyha Keskin

Part 1: Contesting the Theological Foundations of Violent Extremism

Chapter 2: Causes of Radicalisation: Theological Arguments as the Ultimate Trigger         

Zuleyha Keskin and Fatih Tuncer

Chapter 3: Refuting the Extremist Interpretations of the Text and the Prophetic Traditions: The Case of Qur'an 2:256

Hakan Coruh

Chapter 4: Social Construction of Jihad and Human Dignity in the Language of ISIS

Jan A. Ali

Part 2: The Social and Political Perspectives to Violent Extremism

Chapter 5: Orientalism and Anti-Orientalism: Epistemological Approaches to Islam and Violence               

Muhammed Sulaiman

Chapter 6: Political and Social Changes in the Muslim World with Special Reference to Development, Knowledge and Freedom Deficits

Riaz Hassan

Chapter 7: Islamism, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: Perspectives of Young Muslim Australians

Halim Rane and Melissa Bull      

Part 3: Religious Leadership and Violent Extremism  

Chapter 8: Understanding Key Themes in the ISIS Narrative: An Examination of Dabiq Magazine

Greg Barton  

Chapter 9: Potential Impact of the AKP's Unofficial Political Islamic Law on the Radicalisation of the Turkish Muslim Youth in the West

Ihsan Yilmaz****

Chapter 10: Said Nursi's Non-Violent Social Activism as a Refutation and Response to the Re-Emergent Neo-Kharijite Sect in Islam

Mahsheed Ansari           

Chapter 11: Pro-Active Religious Rehabilitation for the Prevention of Radicalism and Violent Extremism

Cemil Alkan