
The Internationalization of ISIS
The Muslim State in Iraq and Syria
Raphael Israeli(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2016
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-4128-6273-8 (ISBN)
Description
An Islamic terrorist movement, ISIS (also dubbed IS or ISIL), has taken advantage of the chaotic "Arab Spring" in Syria and Iraq to declare an Islamic Caliphate wherever it has been able to rise to power. This movement is continuously attempting to extend the territory of its rule. The Egyptian Sinai Peninsula and the Libyan post-Qaddafi desert country have sworn allegiance to the Caliphate and every town that is captured by the fighting forces of ISIS is forced to submit to strict Islamic law.
The Caliphate movement is constantly increasing its power and influence. It is not only sustained by the thousands of local recruits, but it is reinforced by many thousands of Muslim minority youth dwelling abroad. These youths are charmed by the "purity" of its ideals and goals, its brutal and coercive ways, and its defiance of the West.
The United States, some "moderate" Arab allies in the Gulf, and some other international players, including Russia, have launched attacks against the ISIS forces to prevent them from further destroying the ancient cultures of Mosul and Palmyra, dedicated by UNESCO as part of the world heritage. Beyond that there does not seem to be any force capable of arresting their advance or checking their universal appeal to Muslims around the world. Israeli's pessimistic conclusion is that ISIS may be contending for power in the Middle East for many years to come, while threatening to become a centre of terrorist activity against the West.
The Caliphate movement is constantly increasing its power and influence. It is not only sustained by the thousands of local recruits, but it is reinforced by many thousands of Muslim minority youth dwelling abroad. These youths are charmed by the "purity" of its ideals and goals, its brutal and coercive ways, and its defiance of the West.
The United States, some "moderate" Arab allies in the Gulf, and some other international players, including Russia, have launched attacks against the ISIS forces to prevent them from further destroying the ancient cultures of Mosul and Palmyra, dedicated by UNESCO as part of the world heritage. Beyond that there does not seem to be any force capable of arresting their advance or checking their universal appeal to Muslims around the world. Israeli's pessimistic conclusion is that ISIS may be contending for power in the Middle East for many years to come, while threatening to become a centre of terrorist activity against the West.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4128-6273-8 (9781412862738)
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Raphael Israeli teaches Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern History at Hebrew University, Israel. Israeli is the author of forty-six books and one hundred scholarly articles in the fields of Islamic studies, the Modern Middle East, and the opening of China by the French.
Content
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 ISIS in the Web of Radical Muslims
2 ISIS, a State in the Making
3 Other International and Transnational Radical Movements (Al-Qa'ida, Muslim Brothers, Taliban, Boko Haram)
4 Statehood or Nationalism vs. Caliphate
5 Muslim Radicals in the West
Conclusions
Selected Bibliography
Analytical Idex: Names, Places, Events,Terms and Concepts
Acknowledgments
1 ISIS in the Web of Radical Muslims
2 ISIS, a State in the Making
3 Other International and Transnational Radical Movements (Al-Qa'ida, Muslim Brothers, Taliban, Boko Haram)
4 Statehood or Nationalism vs. Caliphate
5 Muslim Radicals in the West
Conclusions
Selected Bibliography
Analytical Idex: Names, Places, Events,Terms and Concepts