The assertiveness of the Islamic ethos in many parts of the world since the 1970s is a reality witnessed in many countries, particularly those with sizeable Muslim populations, and Malaysia is no exception.
Gerakan Negara Islam Indonesia (NII) masih terus hidup dan mengilhami gerakan-gerakan Islam Jihadi di Indonesia. Organisasi yang didirikan Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo pada 1948 itu kini telah mengalami pergeseran, baik dari ide maupun kreativitas pola gerakan yang dibangun. Namun, meski telah bermetamorfosis dalam beragam bentuk, keyakinannya yang hendak menjadikan Islam sebagai solusi se…
Here is a country that is about one-fourth the area of Europe, one-third the size of the United States of America, yet what is known about it is out of all proportion to what is unknown. We are beginning to know more, comparatively speaking, about the Arctic and Antarctic regions than we do about most of Arabia.
Events since 11 September 2001 have dramatically altered the security environment in the Muslim world and in Southeast Asia in particular. With the uncovering of an extensive terrorist network in Southeast Asia, the region has emerged as a major battleground in the global war on terrorism. Yet the issues raised by political Islam in Southeast Asia are much broader than the problem of terrorism.…
In recent years, the world order has been rocked by an explosive, unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: political Islam. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power across the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts internationally. Their jihad-or 'Holy Struggle - aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of t…
This book examines the roots of the frustration and resentment that exist throughout the Islamic world today, and why this anger has increasingly been expressed in acts of terrorism. Contents: Defining Islam ; The House of War ; From Crusaders to Imperialists ; Discovering America ; Satan and The Soviets ; Double Standards ; A Failure of Modernity ; The Marriage of Saudi Power and Wa…