THE ISLAMIC THREAT Myth or Reality?
Are Islam and the West on an inevitable collision course? What are the implications of events in Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the West? Recent events such as the World Trade Center bombing, Algeria's civil war and the fundamentalist Islamic government that might follow, Sunni-Shi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
1995
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| Edition: | Second Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Are Islam and the West on an inevitable collision course? What are the implications of events in Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the West? Recent events such as the World Trade Center bombing, Algeria's civil war and the fundamentalist Islamic government that might follow, Sunni-Shii fratricide in Pakistan, and reports of terrorist networks with bases in the West only enhance the Western view of Muslims as medieval fanatics, and feed talk of an impending clash of civilizations. From the Ayatollah Khomeini to Saddam Hussein and Sheik Abdul Rahman, the image of Islam. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 292 pages 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 0195102983 9780195102987 |
The islamic threat myth or reality