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Author Perry, Damon L., author

Title The global Muslim Brotherhood in Britain : non-violent islamist extremism and the battle of ideas / Damon L. Perry
Published London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in political Islam ; v. 12
Routledge studies in political Islam ; v. 12
Contents Introducing the global Muslim Brotherhood: subversives or reformists? -- Organisation and leadership: informal networks and formal bodies -- Cultural solidarity: communal classifications and missionary concepts -- Social and political orientations: shariʻa, jihad and the Islamic state -- Politics and governance: a conflict of vision and values with the state -- Education and arbitration: a clash of values within Muslim communities
Summary Since 2011, with the British Government's counter-radicalisation strategy, Prevent, non-violent Islamist groups have been considered a security risk for spreading a divisive ideology that can lead to radicalisation and violence. More recently, the Government has expressed concerns about their impact on social cohesion, entryism, and women's rights. The key protagonists of non-violent Islamist 'extremism' allegedly include groups and individuals associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and Jama'at-i-Islami. They have been described as part of the 'global Muslim Brotherhood', but do they constitute a singular phenomenon, a social movement?This book shows that such groups and individuals do indeed comprise a movement in Britain, one dedicated to an Islamic 'revival'. It shows how they are networked organisationally, bonded through ideological and cultural kinship, and united in a conflict of values with the British society and state. Using original interviews with prominent revivalist leaders, as well as primary sources, the book also shows how the movement is not so much 'Islamist' in aspiring for an Islamic state, but concerned with institutionalising an Islamic worldview and moral framework throughout society. The conflict between the Government and the global Muslim Brotherhood is apparent in a number of different fields, including education, governance, law, and counterterrorism. But this does not simply concern the direction of Government policy or the control of state institutions. It most fundamentally concerns the symbolic authority to legitimise a way of seeing, thinking and living. By assessing this multifaceted conflict, the book presents an exhaustive and up-to-date analysis of the political and cultural fault lines between Islamic revivalists and the British authorities. It will be useful for anyone studying Islam in the West, government counter-terrorism and counter-extremism policy, multiculturalism and social cohesion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Ikhwān al-Muslimūn -- Great Britain
SUBJECT Ikhwān al-Muslimūn. fast (OCoLC)fst01914332
Subject Islamic fundamentalism -- Great Britain
Muslims -- Great Britain
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Muslims.
Great Britain.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020691759
ISBN 9781315122144
1315122146
9781351347914
1351347918
9781351347907
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