INR 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Consumerism, Western Culture, Sayyid Qutb
24 Apr 2017
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Wahhabism to militant jihadism: 20th century humiliation, mustafa kemal atat rk (father of turkey): vision for turkey in opposition to islamic view. 1924: abolished caliphate: extremists call for the restoration of the caliphate, secularized government (removed religion), took religion out of curriculum, changed the style of dress (more westernized), created a new script not arabic, turkish. Attacked uniting bonds of islam (except maybe trade). After wwii, another grievance: 1948 formation of israel (at expense of arab lands). Others completely rejected the west (more widespread recently): reaction responding to imperialism. Draw a distinction: everywhere western imperialism -- opposition, but not always militant extremism/terrorism. Region distinct from others: reestablishment of the caliphate/golden age was a historical collective memory they wanted to revive. Ataturk and western powers destroyed unity of western world. Extremists: merging two reforms into 1: al-qaeda and the taliban: conservative and extreme reaction to perceived threat to islam/foreign presence, more domestic than international terrorism.
