Sonn, Tamara 1949- creator text bibliography enk 2016 monographic eng vii, 137 pages ; 19 cm New York, Washington, Madrid, London and now Paris - the list of Western cities targeted by radical Islamic terrorists waging global jihad continues to grow. Does this extreme violence committed in the name of Islam point to a fundamental enmity between the Muslim faith and the West? In this compelling essay, leading scholar of Islam Tamara Sonn argues that whilst the West has many enemies among Muslims, it is politics not religion that informs their grievances. The longer these demands remain frustrated, the more violence has escalated and recruitment to groups like Islamic State has increased. Far from quelling the spread of Islamic extremism, Western military intervention has helped to turn nationalist movements into radical terrorist groups with international agendas. Islam, Sonn concludes, is not the problem, just as war is not the solution. (Publisher) Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Islam v. the West? Chapter 2: Jihad; Message, Motivation, and Methods Chapter 3: Muslim Opposition to Terror Chapter 4: Shared Grievances Chapter 5: Mainstream Muslim Strategies Chapter 6: Religion Is Not the Root of Conflict Tamara Sonn. Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127) and index. f------ a------ Islam 21st century Islam Siglo XXI Islamismo Islam and politics Islam y política Terrorism Religious aspects Islam Terrorismo Aspectos religiosos Islam Jihad Yihad Islamic countries Politics and government Países islámicos Política y gobierno BP 161.3 S699i 2016 297.09/05 Sonn, Tamara, 1949- author. Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2016 (DLC) 2016021309 9781509504428 (pbk.) 1509504427 (pbk.) 2016013754 https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2016013754-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2016013754-d.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2016013754-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2016013754-d.html DGU/DLC 160408 20260304125847.0 19077638 eng