From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant （ISIL, ISIS） violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular ...From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant （ISIL, ISIS） violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular and traditional scholars alike. This paper demonstrates that there are three complex, interrelated causes for this violence： foreign military intervention, Salafi-Jihadism and a utopian state founded upon faith and justice, i.e. a caliphate.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the origin and evolution of the“Islamic State”(IS)with special focus on the root causes that helped construct its Islamic narrative,such as the idea of the Islamic caliphate...The purpose of this paper is to highlight the origin and evolution of the“Islamic State”(IS)with special focus on the root causes that helped construct its Islamic narrative,such as the idea of the Islamic caliphate.It argues that IS has not concealed all other jihadist groups,and it is just a new face of the same idea associated with political Islam:Salafi-Jihadism.This paper also tries to analyze the changing face of global jihadism through a comparative approach of Al-Qaeda and IS.It has been shown that while both groups have common ideological beliefs,they are in many ways different.By studying and analyzing the Islamic discourse of many Jihadist groups in the Middle East,the paper has showed a case of acute obscurantism which is reflected on the statements and behavior of these groups.However,they are open to communicate between their organizations.For the counter extremism initiatives,the threat of IS and its affiliated groups is not decreasing,but it is changing.What is needed in the region in order to fight this monster is a moment of reflection and reckoning by all Muslims.It requires a revolution in the dominant religious discourse.展开更多
The present article aims at identifying different models and their distinctive elements in the development of the Middle Eastern states.Starting with the tribal social construct,the typical Islamic formats caliphate,s...The present article aims at identifying different models and their distinctive elements in the development of the Middle Eastern states.Starting with the tribal social construct,the typical Islamic formats caliphate,sultanate,imamate–and their solutions to the combination of the spiritual and the temporal will be examined.The longest-standing Ottoman Empire was finally defeated by the European secular intrusion,which resulted in the establishment of(nation-)states in the Middle East.Their various models,however,retain several elements of their long development.展开更多
文摘From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant （ISIL, ISIS） violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular and traditional scholars alike. This paper demonstrates that there are three complex, interrelated causes for this violence： foreign military intervention, Salafi-Jihadism and a utopian state founded upon faith and justice, i.e. a caliphate.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to highlight the origin and evolution of the“Islamic State”(IS)with special focus on the root causes that helped construct its Islamic narrative,such as the idea of the Islamic caliphate.It argues that IS has not concealed all other jihadist groups,and it is just a new face of the same idea associated with political Islam:Salafi-Jihadism.This paper also tries to analyze the changing face of global jihadism through a comparative approach of Al-Qaeda and IS.It has been shown that while both groups have common ideological beliefs,they are in many ways different.By studying and analyzing the Islamic discourse of many Jihadist groups in the Middle East,the paper has showed a case of acute obscurantism which is reflected on the statements and behavior of these groups.However,they are open to communicate between their organizations.For the counter extremism initiatives,the threat of IS and its affiliated groups is not decreasing,but it is changing.What is needed in the region in order to fight this monster is a moment of reflection and reckoning by all Muslims.It requires a revolution in the dominant religious discourse.
文摘The present article aims at identifying different models and their distinctive elements in the development of the Middle Eastern states.Starting with the tribal social construct,the typical Islamic formats caliphate,sultanate,imamate–and their solutions to the combination of the spiritual and the temporal will be examined.The longest-standing Ottoman Empire was finally defeated by the European secular intrusion,which resulted in the establishment of(nation-)states in the Middle East.Their various models,however,retain several elements of their long development.
