Islam in the eyes of the West : images and realities in an age of terror
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Islam in the eyes of the West : images and realities in an age of terror
(RoutledgeCurzon Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series, 16)
Routledge, 2010
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and major political concern. The government, the media, and the general public have raised questions regarding potential links between Western Muslims, radical Islam and terrorism. This speculation has given rise to popular myths concerning the Islamic world and led to a host of illiberal measures such as illegal warranting, denial of Habeas Corpus, "black prisons" and extreme torture throughout the democratic world. This book challenges the authenticity of these myths and examines the ways in which they have been used to provide an ideological cover for the "war on terror" and the subsequent Iraq war. It argues that they are not only unfounded and hollow, but have also served a dangerous purpose, namely war-mongering and the empowering of the national-security state. It further considers the origin and transmission of these myths, focusing on media, government policy and popular discourse.
Table of Contents
1. The 'West' and the Islamic World: Patterns of Confrontation and Paths to Reconciliation 2. The Origin of Difference: Edward Said, Michel Foucault and the modern image of Islam 3. Demonizing the Enemy in the War on Terror 4. Islam and Muslims as seen by the Christian Zionists 5. Vigilante Masculinity and the 'War on Terror' 6. Islam in the US: The Contemporary Scene 7. 'Jihadiology' and the problem of reaching a contemporary understanding of Jihad 8. Muslims, Neighbours in Asia? The Transformation of Japan's Perceptions of Islam as Shown in Its Media 9. U.S Politics, Media and Muslims in the Post 9/11 Era 10. Media and Societal Discourse on Western-Muslim Relations 11. Understanding the Muslim World: We Can Do Better 12. Applying "the McCarthy Test" to Canadian and American Security Legislation: A 10-Year Retrospective on the Impact of September 11, 2001 on Privacy Rights 13. Huntington's 'Clash of Civilizations': Rumours and Clarification 14. Getting it Wrong Yet Again: America and the Islamic Mainstream
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