Islamism vs. Islamic Fundamentalism

Islamism vs. Islamic Fundamentalism

During the "holy war" against the Islamic world, the Christian must serve as an explanation for the diverse, complicated conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. In their majority, they just want to see their traditions and values of their own way to a decent life. The cause of the religious renaissance of Islam is to be sought in the oriental lifestyles clash with the high-tech, industrial pluralistic society of the West, which is felt as a deep culture shock. It is not the defense of the scientific and technical foundations of modern civilization, but the consequences and side effects, which are seen as its very essence: religious indifference, "materialism", promiscuity, drug abuse.

Gulf War

In this first Gulf War, the Arab states have collectively been in solidarity with Iraq, it turned to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the Arab world from its previously hardest ordeal. The Iraqi dictator was an ultimatum to the UN, which annexed sheikdom to 15 January to vacate 1991, idly pass. On 17 January 1991 began the military operations of the multinational forces led by the U.S. to liberate Kuwait. All his insane rhetoric, despite Saddam Hussein saw the end of February to the beginning of the allied ground offensive its military debacle. The growing impoverishment of ever larger segments of the population, especially in the endless growing cities like Cairo, Istanbul and Algiers, drives the heralds of religious salvation to trailers (Davidson, Lawrence, 2003). However, the goal of all fundamentalist groups is the transformation of their own companies within the meaning of Islam is not the conversion or even subjugation of the Christian materialistic West.

Iranian Revolution of 1979

With the Iranian revolution of 1979, the Islamic fundamentalism gained access to power for the first time. The successful revolution against oppression of imperialism and neocolonialism activated the sense of holy war. A mid-80s represented a considerable force in many Islamic countries, especially the Middle East. Most of which the fundamentalists and militant organizations were outlawed and accomplished, however through wither direct or indirect recognition. Moderate Arab governments saw with fear the possibility of radicalization of the masses and preferred not to be questioned by the international consensus or social hierarchy imposed.

In the early nineties had a large mass force (as demonstrated during the Gulf crisis, in 1990-1991) and even election, and not only in the central region of Islam, but at its periphery i.e. from Malaysia to Senegal, and between Islamic immigration in the West such as Turkish in Germany or in France. The most prominent examples of this involvement between religion and politics is seen as the legacy of colonialism may be victory in the municipal elections of 1990 (Fouda, Yosri, and Nick, 2003). In Tunisia, the Islamic Movement of R. trend Ghanouchi, Maitantsine sect in Nigeria congregations, Lebanon Amal and Hezbollah groups and the whole Jihad Islamic world, are examples of remarkable influence of fundamentalist organizations. The wing extremist manifestations were more episodes ...