new FROM eDINBURGH uNIVERSITY pRESS Islamic Political Radicalism A European Perspective Edited by Tahir Abbas ‘Tahir Abbas has put together a comprehensive examination of the roots - political, social, cultural and international - of Islamic radicalism in Europe today. After the bombings in Madrid and London, there is an urgent need for an informed and probing account of why extremism has taken hold in certain quarters and how the vast majority of law-abiding Muslims are caught up in efforts to contain it. This work speaks directly to the concerns of scholars, journalists and policymakers and provides instructive and timely answers.’ James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I – Definitions ‘This topical collection of articles by leading scholars confronts us with a complex 1. Introduction: Islamic Political Radicalism in Western Europe, and diverse post-modern phenomenon in the European context . . . it helps make Tahir Abbas sense of both the debates around the role of the media, , social and 2. The Discourse of ‘Terrorism’ between Violence, Justice and economic exclusion, crises of Muslim masculinity, gender and intergenerational International Order, Jørgen Nielsen conflicts, the impact of global political developments, and questions of identity 3. A Clinical Psychology Perspective on Radical Islamic Youth, in fuelling radical ‘’, and of the more urgent reflections on terrorism Edward J. Lifton and violence post 7/7.’ Humayun Ansari, author of The Infidel Within: 4. The Scales for Defining Islamic Political Radicalism,Ismail Adam Muslims in Britain Since 1800 Patel Part II – Islamic Political Radicalism in Europe Islamic political radicalism in Europe has seen a dramatic growth 5. Europe and Political Islam: Encounters of the Twentieth and in recent times. This book offers a sociological, anthropological, Twenty-first Century, Sara Silvestri psychological and political science analysis of the causes and 6. Anti-Semitism amongst Muslims, Haris Aziz consequences of this phenomenon. 7. The Growth of Islamic Radicalism in Eurasia, Galina Yemelianova The contributors explore the motivations behind such forms 8. Radical Islam in Europe: Misperceptions and Misconceptions, of radicalisation, focusing on an array of factors. These include Alok Mukhopadhyay issues of economic and social alienation, political and cultural Part III – The British Context marginalisation, gender and masculinity, and psychological questions. 9. How the Zionist Colonisation of Palestine Radicalised British Other issues discussed are the role of the ‘War on Terror’ and Muslims, Daud Abdullah how Islamic political organisations impact on changing ethno- 10. From the Ethos of Justice to the Ideology of Justice: religious identities. This collection provides an analysis of events Understanding Radical Views of Scottish Muslims, Gabriele and experiences in different European nation states, with a detailed Marranci focus on Britain. It is particularly relevant in the current climate as 11. Islamic Political Radicalism in Britain: The Case of Hizb ut an attempt to understand the factors that shape Islamic political Tahrir, Sadek Hamid radicalism in Europe more widely. 12. Islamic Political Radicalism in Britain: Muslim Men in , Marie Macey • Written for academics as well as activists and practitioners 13. ‘Because I am Pakistani . . . and I am Muslim . . . I am Political’ • Offers a sociological, anthropological, psychological and - Gendering Political Radicalism; Young Femininities in Bradford, political science analysis of the causes and consequences of Gurchathen Sanghera and Suruchi Thapar-Bjorkert the recent growth of Islamic political radicalism 14. Disconnection and Exclusion: Pathways to Radicalisation, Basia Spalek • Focuses on an array of different factors, both at an 15. Transitional Religiosity Experiences: Contextual Disjuncture and individual and community level Islamic Political Radicalism, Akil N. Awan • Explores major new and emerging issues, particularly in the 16. An Assessement of Colonial Strateiges of Resistance, Liminality aftermath of the July 2005 London bombings and Herberg’s Thesis in the Rise of Radicalism among British South Asian Youth, Ron Geaves Dr Tahir Abbas is Reader in the Department of Sociology and Part IV – After 7/7 Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture, 17. Ruminations and Reflections on British Muslims and Islam post University of , UK. 7/7, H. A. Hellyer 18. Electronic Monitoring and the Creation of Control Orders for Terrorist Suspects in Britain, Mike Nellis January 2007 320pp Pb 978 0 7486 2528 4 £19.99 19. British Islamic Political Radicalism, Salma Yaqoob Hb 978 0 7486 2527 7 £60.00 20. Disengaging with Terrorism: The Internal Muslim Challenge Available from good bookshops, or direct from Edinburgh in Deligitimising Radicalism as a Means of Tackling Extremism, University Press at a discounted price (see overleaf). Nadeem Kazmi

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