Jihad and Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jihad and Death write by Olivier Roy. This book was released on 2017. Jihad and Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Islamic State has replaced Al Qaeda as the great global threat of the twenty-first century, the bogeyman we have all come to fear. But Daesh started as a local movement, rooted in the resentment of the Sunni Arabs of Iraq and Syria. It is they who have lost most in the geo-strategic shift in the balance of power in the region over the last thirty years, as Iranian-backed Shias have mobilised politically and advanced on the social and economic fronts. How has Islamic State been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and to attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? In this compelling intervention into the debate about Islamic State's origins and future prospects, the renowned French sociologist of religion, Olivier Roy, argues that the group mobilised a highly sophisticated narrative, reviving the myth of the Caliphate and recasting it into a modern story of heroism, death and nihilism, using a very contemporary aesthetic of violence, well entrenched amid a youth culture that has turned global and violent.
Jihad and Death
Jihad and Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jihad and Death write by Olivier Roy. This book was released on 2017. Jihad and Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Jihad and Death, acclaimed political scientist Olivier Roy puts Islamic State in its proper context: that of other radical, millenialist groups. In doing so, he shows that the key factor driving young, disillusioned European Muslims to IS isn't Islam or religious fundamentalism, but nihilism.
Defying Jihad
Defying Jihad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Defying Jihad write by Esther Ahmad. This book was released on 2019-06-04. Defying Jihad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. If you truly love Allah, you will die for him. Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven. Only death will prove your love. It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father—something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to become a suicide bomber. Defying Jihad is the true story of a girl growing up under radical Islamic rule, trained to believe her ultimate purpose was to serve Allah by dying as a jihadist. But two nights before she was to leave forever, she had a dream . . . one that would change the course of her destiny. Against all odds, Esther became a follower of Jesus—even though leaving Islam meant her death sentence. But rather than kill her immediately, Esther’s furious father challenged her to a series of public debates with Muslim scholars: the Bible versus the Quran. If Esther won, she might yet survive. But if the Muslim clerics won, Esther must renounce her Christian faith. For an entire month—if she lived that long—Esther would be brought before the mob daily to defend her newfound faith. Would God give her the words to argue against Muslim leaders, former friends, and even her own family? Defying Jihad is an amazing story of a woman prepared to surrender all for Jesus—and whose life transformed from terror to overwhelming love.
'We Love Death as You Love Life'
'We Love Death as You Love Life' - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 'We Love Death as You Love Life' write by Raffaello Pantucci. This book was released on 2015. 'We Love Death as You Love Life' available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Case study of how extremist Islamist thought can capture the imaginations of young Western Muslims--a close examination of hte 7/7 bombers in London.
Understanding Jihad
Understanding Jihad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Jihad write by David Cook. This book was released on 2005-05-23. Understanding Jihad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad. Looking closely at a range of sources from sacred Islamic texts to modern interpretations, [This book] opens a critically important perspective on the role of Islam in the contemporary world. [The author] also describes some of the conflicts that occur in radical groups and shows how the more mainstream supporters of these groups have come to understand and justify violence.-Back cover.
