COMM 3668 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Quran, Mohammed Omar, Boko Haram
1 Nov 2016
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What is islamic extremism: driven by sharia (islamic law) Proscribed by allah (arabic word for god) End goal is to create a global islamic society. Extremist believe: it is the only truly legitimate form of government. Reje(cid:272)ts de(cid:373)o(cid:272)(cid:396)a(cid:272)y a(cid:374)d t(cid:396)aditio(cid:374)al (cid:862)wedte(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)epts of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:396)ights and values; or some believe it is superior form of democracy. This (cid:271)elief is (cid:272)alled (cid:862)islamism(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)political isla(cid:373)(cid:863) Removal of non-muslim military forces from muslim lands. Overthrow enemy regimes: actions: how they go about making their goals a reality. Subjugation of people, especially women (we see these as human rights abuses. They see them as justified acts in accordance with their aforementioned goals). General hostility and intolerance/bigotry toward non-muslims in general and. Islamic revivalist movement (late 19th century): response to perceived muslim weaknesses compared to british empire, response to rise of secularism and western values across the world.
