Muslim Traditionalist?

Question

Muslim Fundamentalist or "traditionalist" movements have been growing in popularity and strength in the Middle East and North Africa. What factor's have caused this growth? I'm needing help on this LAST question... Details encouraged :D

Answer 1

fundamentalism can be viewed the same way as national socialism (nazisim) grew in the 1930 in germany and europe.

core changes in political(in this case religious based) changes shift can be looked at due to changes in economic principles. high unemployment leads to dissatisfaction and general malcontent. due to the lack of economic progress and a poor economy naziism took hold in germany through a demand for change in economic outlook and the fact that the nazi's offered a new hope and pride in the german nation. i.e.
a race of ubermensche(superhumans) this was pleasing to the masses the same way if someone says your great you want to believe them. this need for change in islamic countries where religion plays a huge part can be seen as a kin to naziism. islam offer a way to be 'better' and is deeply political in these countries and often takes a huge meaning in countries where people can converse relatively freely where otherwise they would be hindered from doing so by control of the police and strict regimes (syria, pakistan. afghanistan previously) therefore these societies look to the only voice for change (due to a lack of political opponents) this voice comes from the mosques and helps influence quasi religious -political reformation and thus leads to an islam style of thinking.

in short society, poor economic conditions and a lack of freedom and opportunity

Answer 2

it is because of the imbalances in society , in the west most of us live well but people in north Africa and the middle east are among the poorest, these poor people sometimes look towsrds these movements because they feel afraid of what the world is becoming. this has also happened in America with Fundamentalist or extremest movements growing because of the fear of change and other ethnic groups.

Answer 3

Economic disenfranchisement. Anytime you have a group of people that face a bleak economic future, so that there is no incentive to "do business", they turn to other outlets to validate themselves. It's no accident that those muslim countries that are the wealthiest per capita (such as Dubai), have the least interest in traditional Islamism and fundamentalism, while desperately broke places like Palestine have the most suicide bombers.

Answer 4

That's really strange. I thought I heard their growth has slowed. Maybe it still has momentum. I would say training in schools from their youth that was so predominant in the 90's. Now those schools have really changed. Not so sure about Africa.

Answer 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go