Islamism : a documentary and reference guide / John Calvert.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-274) and index.

1. Islamist Movements and Thinkers -- The Founding of the Muslim Brotherhood / Hasan al-Banna -- Goals and Strategies of the Muslim Brotherhood / Hasan al-Banna -- The Need for Islamic Leadership / Abu A'la Maududi -- The Primacy of the Shari'a / 'Umar Talmisani -- From Arabism to Islamism / Rashid al-Ghannushi -- 2. Islamism, Democracy, and the Limits of Freedom -- "Impious Democratic Dogma" / Ali Benhadj -- Representative Government in Islam / Hasan al-Turabi -- An Islamist View of the Media (Article published in the Algerian Islamist journal al-Munqidh) -- 3. Women and Family in Islamist Discourses -- "When Islam Prohibits Something, It Closes All the Avenues of Approach to It" / Yusuf al-Qaradawi -- "Woman Has Been Guaranteed Complete Equality with Man" / Sayyid Qutb -- "Muslim Sister ... Show Your Pride!" / HAMAS -- The Need for Ijtihad / Nadia Yassine -- 4. Social and Economic Justice -- Mutual Responsibility / Mustafa al-Siba'i -- Our Economy / Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr -- "The Goal of Islam Is to Eliminate Misery" / Alija Izetbegovic -- "Islam Distinguishes between the Property of the State and Collective Property" / 'Ali Ibn al-Shukri -- 5. The Iranian Revolution -- "The Shahid Is Always Alive and Present" / Ali Shariati -- "The Awaited Savior" / Ayatollah Baqir al-Sadr and Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari -- "Laws and Social Institutions Require the Existence of an Executor" / Ayatollah Khomeini -- "Dialogue of Civilizations" / Mohammed Khatami -- "The People of the Region Are Becoming Increasingly Angry" / Mahmud Ahmadinejad -- 6. The Near Enemy -- The Modern Jahiliyya / Sayyid Qutb -- "What Immorality Could Allow This Kind of Behavior?" / Zainab al-Ghazali -- The Neglected Duty / 'Abd al-Salam Faraj -- "Islam Needs a Country That Protects Its Creed" / 'Abud al-Zumur -- "The Junta Is Pursuing the Path of Evil" / Abdel Razik Rajjam -- 7. Islamism in Saudi Arabia -- "We Are Calling for a Sweeping Reform in Our People's Affairs" / Salman al-'Awda -- The Betrayal of Palestine / Usama bin Laden -- A Saudi Oppositionist's View / Muhammad al-Mas'ari -- "The State of Saudi Arabia Is Facing a Dire Crisis" / Sa'd al-Faqih -- 8. The Liberation of Muslim Lands -- "The Entire Islamic Land Is Like a Single Country" / 'Abdullah 'Azzam -- "We Were Looking for Jihad" / Abu 'Aziz "Barbaros" -- "The Movement's Program Is Islam" / HAMAS -- "A Ruling Pertaining to the Participation of Palestinians in Government Institutions in the Occupied Land" (Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti on behalf of the Islamic Movement of Israel) -- 9. Global Jihad -- Declaration of Jihad / Usama bin Laden -- Jihad against Jews and Crusaders / Usama bin Laden -- Knights under the Prophet's Banner / Ayman al-Zawahiri -- "Muslims Can Legitimately Kill Disbelievers" / Yusuf al-Ayiri -- "Physical Fitness of the Mujahid" / Yusuf al-Ayiri -- "The Land of Those Who Reside in Paradise" / Imam Samudra the "Bali Bomber" -- Zarqawi's Letter / Abu Mu'sab al-Zarqawi.

Features literature about Islamism--the active affirmation and promotion of beliefs of an Islamic nature--aiming to explain the origins, values, and movements within the Islamic faith.