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Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam
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Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam |
Kepel is my favourite Frenchman. Dubaiwalla obligingly informed him of this fact at a conference, but refused to give him a "big wet kiss" on my behalf. In any case, Jihad is a good survey of political Islam's roots and shortcomings. Rather than describing political Islam as an ascendant ideology, Kepel theorizes that it is in decline, and that the Iranian revolution represented the movement's peak. Even though the book was first published prior to September 11, the arguments and conclusions are still relevant and provide important context for current events. Jihad could be a bit daunting for beginners, who might instead benefit from the excellent introduction to political Islam in Kepel's broader and more accessible work, The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West.
Posted by eerie at March 8, 2006 08:01 PM
Filed Under: Political Islam
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