Open AccessExtremism, Terrorism and Islam: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hāshim Kamali
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v6i2.328
Subject(s) - islam , terrorism , harm , violent extremism , exposition (narrative) , power (physics) , political science , conflation , principal (computer security) , order (exchange) , sociology , law , criminology , history , epistemology , computer security , philosophy , art , physics , literature , archaeology , finance , quantum mechanics , computer science , economics
A conceptual characterisation of extremism at the outset is followed by an outline of its principal indicators and types, such as the fanatic pursuit of one particular view. The extremist tends to be self-righteous, power-hungry, willing to inflict harm and hardship on others, and also inclined to conflate the order of values. Then follows an exposition of the varieties of extremism and a review also of the Islamic sources concerning them. There are references in this connection to Arab Spring, ISIS, Boko Haram and Charlie Hebdo, and then a review of expert opinion, policy scenarios and responses to extremism and terror. The article concludes with a set of actionable recommendations.