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The crisis of Islam

Princeton Middle East historian Bernard Lewis examines the sources of current Islamic hostility to the U.S.

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  • "Princeton Middle East historian Bernard Lewis examines the sources of current Islamic hostility to the U.S."
  • "Princeton Middle East historian Bernard Lewis examines the sources of current Islamic hostility to the U.S."@en
  • "Dr. Lewis discusses the usage of the term "Islam" to describe both a religion and a civilization which grew up around Islam, the religion. Christianity historically makes a distinction between church and state. Islam makes no distinction. Dr. Lewis examines the many ramifications which arise from this historical difference. While he is optimistic that some form of democratic government can be established in the Middle East, there are many who profit from the status quo. Lewis points to the complex relationships that have grown up from the 17th century colonial occupation of the Middle East by Britain and France. Islamic countries have a sense of defeat and humiliation since the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. This sense of humiliation has lead to the growth of a fanatical version of Islam, the Wahhabi movement, which was founded in the 1820s. Wahhabism is the form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia and in many of the oil rich countries of the Gulf. These countries use their oil wealth to establish influential mosques and schools so that increasingly the younger generation is being taught a radical form of Islam. Marilyn McAfee, President of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, provides preliminary introductory comments."
  • "An investigation of the motivations behind the September 11 attacks and the larger development of an Islamic holy war against the United States. Over time, with the decline of Islamic power and the rise of the West, Muslims interpreted the Koranic injunction of "jihad" to mean not just a struggle for God, but actual armed struggle against all "infidels" in defense of Muslim power. As Lewis explains, to many Muslims, the world was conceptually divided into two houses: the "House of Islam," where Muslim government and law prevails, and the "House of War," ruled and inhabited by infidels - notably Christians, and now more than ever, Americans. A spectacular primer on the historical roots of Islamic anti-Americanism."@en
  • "Islamic scholar Lewis traces the history of the Islamic world's mistrust of the West from the Crusades to the present day, focusing on events of the 20th century that have turned a fundamentally peaceful Islamic philosophy into one dominated by fanaticism."
  • "The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11th attacks on the United States. While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past."@en
  • "In his first book since What went wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant Islam in Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, examining the impact of radical Wahhabi proselytizing, and Saudi oil money, on the rest of the Islamic world ... The crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11th attacks on the United States. While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber."@en
  • "In his first book since What went wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant Islam in Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, examining the impact of radical Wahhabi proselytizing, and Saudi oil money, on the rest of the Islamic world ... The crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11th attacks on the United States. While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber."
  • "Investigates the motivations behind the Spetember 11 attacks and the larger development of an Islamic holy war against the United States."@en

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