Radicalism in Islam : resurgence and ramifications / Nirode Mohanty.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [511]-529) and index.

Worldwide terrorism-an introduction. Definitions and development -- Islamic fundamentalists -- Suicide terrorism -- Intellectuals with sympathetic views --Intellectuals and reformists against radical Islam -- Terror trail -- Reformists -- Saying no to terrorists -- Terrorism: causes, past and present. The causes of terrorism -- Yielding to violence and appeasement -- Oil and gas -- Multiculturalism and Muslim identity -- Secularism, capitalism, and globalization -- Illiteracy, poverty, and social roots -- Clash of religions, cultures, and societies -- Lost Muslim empires and imperialism -- Underworld, media, and the internet -- Lack of extradition treaties -- Injustice and lack of civil liberties -- The Afghanistan and Iraq wars -- State-sponsored terrorism moral decadence of the west -- Radical Islam's ideologies. Al-wala' wal-bara' -- Suicide bombing -- Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom -- Radical ideologues -- Sharia -- Honor killing -- Dhimmis (Zimmis) -- Wahabbi -- Deobandi -- The Khilafat movement and the Moplah rebellion -- Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden -- The Taliban -- Al Shabaab -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb -- Slavery -- Jihad, Hanbalists, and reformists -- United in hatred -- Terrorism in other religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism (aka Santa Dharma), Judaism -- Religion and politics -- Homegrown terrorists -- The terrorist's mind -- Radicalization and deradicalization -- Islamic radicalization in Asia, Europe, and Africa -- Central Asia: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan -- South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan -- Southeast Asia: the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia -- Radicalization in Africa -- Terrorism in Europe and crossroads of culture -- The western terrorist groups -- Weapons of mass destruction, technology, and cyberterrorism -- Nuclear and radiation terrorism -- Radiation terrorism -- Nuclear weapons proliferation -- Bioterrorism -- Chemical terrorism -- Technology and terrorism -- Surveillance, biometrics, and information technology -- Biometrics (measures of life) -- Cyberterrorism -- Computer and network security -- Mitigation strategies and structures. Counter-terrorism in America, Asia, and Europe: South Asia, the United States, analytical approaches, European approaches, modeling and simulation -- Counterinsurgency (COIN), Afghanistan, Iraq, COIN in India, analytic measures and social science -- Psychological mitigation and deterrence -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: terrorist attacks and organizations -- Appendix 2: the UN resolutions on human rights and sovereignty -- Appendix 3: glossary -- Appendix 4: the Quranic verses and Islamic sects -- Appendix 5: abbreviations.

Radicalism in Islam explores the causes of Islamic terrorism, the resurgence of radicalism, the global jihad of radical Islamists, and the impact of new technology on terrorism, including new deadly threats to information and environmental systems. The book includes: Views of Muslim scholars both for and against jihad and perspectives of terrorism experts; An analytical approach including systems engineering; Empirical data on economics, energy, trade, globalization, religion, and immigration; A wide range of topics related to terrorism including chemical terrorism, bioterrorism, nuclear terrorism, and cyber terrorism; A discussion of terrorism in the hot bed of instability in Asia , Europe and America in detail and homegrown jihadists; Historical perspectives and development of radical Islam and Sharia; America's flawed foreign policy and yielding to terrorism and oil diplomacy; Mitigation strategies, structures technology, and counterinsurgency.