What caused the rise of Islamic fundamentalism?

Question

What were the events of recent decades that served as a catalyst to Islamic fundamentalism? What are their ideological worldview? how do the thoughts of the non-violence fundamentaliost compare to the thoughts of the violence fundamentalists?

Fundamentalist does NOT mean terrorist! It just means that they are going back to the true fundamentals of Islam...Hence the name! ;)

Answer 1

Salaam Alaykum,
The Six Day War. The Colonization of Muslim Countries by Western Occupiers..example Britain and France. The State of Israel becoming a country and violently expelling the residents of the former Palestine and the continued genocide
of Arabs there. The Camp David Accord. The war in Iraq and the 700,000 dead Iraqi people. The United States and the UN's inability to hold Israel accountable for treaty violations and war crimes. The establishment of the Shah and Saddam Hussein in Iran and Iraq. The thoughts of non violent fundamentalists is to revolt, vote, and use dialouge and media to their plight. The violent is obvious they will use deadly force to whom they feel are "the occupiers" or a threat to Islam. The revolution of 1979 in Tehran was a non violent
event to the hostages...but violent to the citizens who did not embrace it. The assasination of Anwar Sadat in Egypt a violent message spread by the Egyptian people that they did not agree with this treaty. The evacuation and eventual succesful victory led by Osama Bin Laden to evict the Russians in Afghanistan with the help of the United States...only then to become personally offended when Iraq invade Kuwait and he took on a very extreme role when Saudi Arabia used the United States military instead of his "freedom fighters"...he was insulted and his violence and extremism was then directed at his own country and the West as a whole group of whom he viewed as infidels. Now the Arab world is lead by political leaders that want monetary support and military from the United States. Those countries average citizen views the United States as barbaric in it's role in mismanaging relations in the Middle East...some are mainly just critical..these are the non violents...but many young men now have as a result of the atrocities commited by this war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the mistreatment of Palestinians are defending Islam in the form of fighting to expel the westeners from the region. It will take a huge effort to regain the trust of the Arab people ever again. Some still have peaceful political views in fact most but they won't be afraid to tell you they are not happy rather than blow you up. It is their own political leaders they are not happy with for the most part. The non Arabs like Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are extremely upset and alot more vocal and violent in protests at this time.
Wasalaam

Answer 2

Rise Of Fundamentalism

Answer 3

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What caused the rise of Islamic fundamentalism?
What were the events of recent decades that served as a catalyst to Islamic fundamentalism? What are their ideological worldview? how do the thoughts of the non-violence fundamentaliost compare to the thoughts of the violence fundamentalists?

Answer 4

Like every other religion, Islam was developed to suit the social requirement of a particular time period and for a particular society. Though fundamentals in all religion are aimed for improvement of social structure and human code of conduct, the implementation is dynamic and depend upon the time period and the type of disciples. All religions had fundamentalists and still have. Other religion followers like Hindus or Cristians or Bauddh redefined religion according to changing time and needs and they created Japan, Europe and US and India. Muslims disregarded education barring exception of Countries like Turkey. They remained backward and were exposed themselves to be exploited by clerics and later by western countries. Rather than rising to occassion they gave rise to fundamentalism. It is never a fight of religion; but misguided and exploited segment of society; that is being made to carryout terrorisn and fundamentalism by holders of religion and enjoying the fruits.

Answer 5

Muhammad's peculiar genius may have been realizing that the fractious tribes of the Arabian peninsula could be harnessed and unified if they turned their anger outward instead of toward each other.

With the ham-handed treatment of colonies in the Middle East and North Africa over the last century, it's not a big surprise to anyone other than Giuliani that Westerners are the current outward target.

Answer 6

Even if fundamentalism does not mean terrorism, the fundamentalists support the terrorists. So that is why I prefer the all incompassing term "Radical Islam".

As for it's origins, I would say the 1979 Iranian revolution. The Iranians were the ones who tought al-Qaeda to blow themselves up.

Answer 7

I think the word you're looking for is secularism. That's what the fundamentalists are afraid of. I know this isn't politically correct, but if I were a Muslim looking at what secularism has done to the West, I'd be fighting it too. We've become materially rich and spiritually bankrupt. It's little wonder that doesn't appeal to committed Muslims. peace

Answer 8

The Koran itself inspires fundamentalism within Islam. Wasn't Germany or France considering banning it?

Answer 9

Islamic fundamentalism, or islamic terrorism??? Hatred of the western world is the answer to both, I believe, as they are intrinsically one in the same.....

Answer 10

Probably the zionist movement of the 40s and the creation of the nation of Israel. Nothing ticks off muslims than a Jew ... it is Jihadist NIMBY.

Ath