The second edition of understanding fundamentalism provides a compelling and up to date picture of religious reactions against the modern secular world. The books covers the origins and rise of the taliban from a journalist who was there and lived it. Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the taliban movement control. He explains its rise to power, its impact on afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of. Islamic fundamentalism in pakistan its character and. The most extreme and radical of all islamic organizations, the taliban inspires fascination, controversy.
The frontier of islamic fundamentalism immortal reader. The difference with the late 1990s, when i first started reporting on muslim extremism while working in afghanistan and pakistan, is immense. Bennoune prefers the phrase muslim fundamentalism to islamism and radicalism, because she feels fundamentalism crosses religious boundaries. Written well before the united states invaded afghanistan, taliban. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin lade. Karen armstrong, author of numerous books on religion including islam, a short history and the battle for god, discusses conflicts in the muslim world between democracy and islamic fundamentalism. The recruits, young men and boys without roots either in the afghanistan or pakistan, or the broader culture and history of islam, and living without the company of girls and women, make ideal recruitment and cannon fodder. Most afghan muslims belong to the hanafi school of thought, the most tolerant denomination of sunni islam. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia, london, yale university press, 2000, second edition, 2010, pp.
Ahmed rashid is a pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career reporting on the regionhe has personally met and interviewed many of the talibans shadowy leaders. Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how successful have they been in remaking political structures. Printed both in pashto and dari, afghanistan s two major languages, books such as the alphabet for jihad literacy were produced under the auspices of the u. The most extreme and radical of all islamic organizations, the taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the muslim world and the west. After all, the talibans home country, afghanistan, has not been a popular site for multinational manufacturing plants.
The rise of the taliban and islamic fundamentalism. From morocco to indonesia, fundamentalist muslims pursue a political program that derives from their understanding of the islamic law, the sharia. Within days of their victory, the taliban, a militant islamic sect, were issuing draconian religious decrees, restricting womens employment and movement, rounding up afghans at gunpoint to pray five times a day, and publicly executing. He also describes the new face of islamic fundamentalism and explains why afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia online from australias leading online bookstore. Ahmed rashid has written the gold standard of books on the taliban. Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a movement of muslims who regard earlier times favorably and seek to return to the fundamentals of the islamic religion and live similarly to how the islamic prophet muhammad and his companions lived. Jason burke is the guardians and the observers south asia correspondent, and the author of the 911 wars and alqaeda.
Islamic fundamentalism is a completely reactionary ideology that seeks to turn the wheel of history backward to establish theocratic dictatorships. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Ahmed rashid rashid brings the shadowy world of the taliban into sharp focus. Muslim fundamentalism, however, stands out for her by dint of its transnational nature, the ubiquity of its adherents.
Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia, second edition 9780300163681. In afghanistan, a triumph of fundamentalism the new york. Sudans islamic experiment by milton viorst milton viorst, who has covered the middle east for the new yorker and other publications for more than 20 years, is the author of sandcastles. Taliban, militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in. Taliban a fundamentalist muslim movement which in 1996 set up an islamic state in afghanistan. The power of militant islam in afghanistan and beyond.
Correspondent ahmed rashid brings the shadowy world of the talibanthe worlds most extreme and radical islamic organizationinto sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. After the shiite revolution 1979 led by ayatollah khomeini in iran, the term was applied to a number of ultraconservative or militant islamic movements there and in other countries, such as the taliban of afghanistan. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The complete persepolis by marjane satrapi, ghost wars. Their favorite point of entry has been in the afghanistanpakistan region, and they. Farooqis mother was pulled from school in third grade. Dilip hiros starting point is that fundamentalist forces have been active within islam since the death of the prophet muhammad. The afghan fundamentalist islamist movement, which has been active in afghan politics since the late 1960s, has been powerfully reinforced by the soviet invasion and, subsequently, by the mujahidins sensational victory over the red army. The most extreme and radical of all islamic organizations, the taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the muslim. I have read all rashids books on taliban and afghanistan and they are. Rashid offers the only authoritative account of the taliban available to englishlanguage readers, explaining the talibans rise to power, its impact on afghanistan and the middle east and central asia, its role. Girls robotics team in afghanistan building ventilator. The taliban indoctrinates kids with jihadist textbooks.
This is stiffed susan faludis 1999 book on the decline of traditional manhood in america gone global. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia by ahmed rashid, yale university press, 2000, 274 pp. Godwin for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that ye might have. Holy wars, first published in 1989, comprises a nonpartisan narrative that takes account of both the sociocultural values expressed in fundamentalism, and its political consequences. List of books and articles about islamic fundamentalism. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia, militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia by ahmed rashid. A cultural and political history princeton studies in muslim politics. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Militant islam, oil, and fundamentalism in central asia includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Militant islam, oil, and fundamentalism in central asia is a testament to the authors power of observation, ability to cultivate excellent sources, and prowess as an interviewer and a researcher. There are both shiite and sunni fundamentalist leaders and groups, such as the ayatollah khomeini and the muslim brotherhood.
This is the single best book available on the taliban, the fundamentalist islamic regime in afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist osama bin laden. How the taliban has regained its strengthhow and why the taliban has spread across. Or maybe the global assembly line has played only a minor role in generating islamic fundamentalist misogyny. The sharia is a massive body of regulations based on precepts found in the koran and the other holy books of islam. Militant islam, oil and fundamentalism in central asia. Militant islam, oil, and the fundamentalism in central asia is an excellent book for those who would like to understand the taliban, its background, rise to power as well as us and pakistans support of the fundamentalist regime. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site. Books under subject heading islamic fundamentalism. The collection touches upon the rise of the taliban and the future of the afghani state. Reviewed by lucy jones when the taliban seized control of the afghan capital kabul in 1996, very few people knew anything about the movement. The afghan fundamentalist islamist movement, which has been active in afghan politics since the late 1960s, has been powerfully reinforced by the soviet. Comparing christian, islamic, and jewish fundamentalist movements, anthropologist richard antoun. Fundamentalism reborn afghanistan under the taliban. Ahmed rashids new book, taliban, begins with a concise history of the rise to prominence of the taliban, the fundamentalist muslim group that seems to have come from nowhere to control 90.
Books about islamic fundamentalism what should i read next. To answer this question, the contributors to this volume political scientists, historians of religion, anthropologists, and sociologistsdiscuss the anti abortion movement, operation rescue in the united states, the islamic war of resistance in afghanistan, shiite. Muslim fundamentalism, salafism, sufism, and other. Only a generation ago, during the rule of the islamic fundamentalist taliban in the late 1990s, girls werent allowed to go to school. In the pragmatist, streetwise climate of advanced postmodern capitalism, with its scepticism of big pictures and grand narratives, its hardnosed disenchantment with the metaphysical, life is one among a whole series of discredited totalities. Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the taliban movement control afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. Most afghan muslims belong to the hanafi school of thought. Individual topics vary, providing a wide scope of issues surrounding the taliban and its role in afghanistan.
Islamic fundamentalists favor a literal and originalist interpretation of the primary sources of islam the quran and sunnah, seek to eliminate what. The talibans sharia law has nothing in common with afghan culture. In 1996, the world watched with varying degrees of interest, surprise, and unease as armed, ultra fundamentalist insurgents overthrew the afghan government. Nabeel jabbour the american occupation of iraq inaugurated a historical new period that almost singlehandedly rescued the jihad movement just when many of its critics thought that it was finished. List of books and articles about islamic fundamentalism online.
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