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1 online resource (xv, 378 pages) : color illustration |
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Al Muhajiroun: A Case Study in Contemporary Islamic Activism -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Researching the Activists: Understanding Methods, Data, and Approaches -- Introduction -- A Brief Introduction to Al Muhajiroun- Contemporary Activists or Terror Network? -- A Primer on Radicalization, Extremism, and Terrorism -- A Case for Primary Data Through Engagement -- This Book and Its Position in Terrorism Studies -- The Ethnographic Approach -- This Book and Its Theoretical Approach -- Practical Methods, Opportunities, and Brick Walls |
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This Book in Relation to Other Scholarly Works -- Chapter Outlines -- Conclusion -- Disclosures -- Chapter 2: The Vanguards of Radicalism in the UK -- Introduction -- The Antecedents of Radicalism -- Radical Preachers -- Omar Bakri Mohammed -- Omar Bakri Mohammed and the Rise to Prominence -- From Prominence to Infamy -- Lessons Learned -- Relationships and Strange Bedfellows -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Al Muhajiroun: The Early Days (1996-2004) -- Introduction -- Leaving Hizb ut Tahrir Behind -- Al Muhajiroun UK Established -- Al Muhajiroun Activities -- Al Muhajiroun Organizational Structure |
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Recruitment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Ideology of Al Muhajiroun -- Introduction -- Differently the Same -- All Jihadists Are Not Alike -- Unpacking the Notion of Ideology -- The Ideology of al Muhajiroun -- Ash'ariyyah/Maturidiyah Belief -- Ideological Transition -- The Aqeedah: Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah -- Covenant of Security -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: The Post Al Muhajiroun Years (2005-2014): Proscription and Other Means of Deterrence -- Introduction -- A New Form of Activism -- Activities -- The Fallout from the 2005 London Underground Bombing -- The Danish Cartoons |
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More Legislative Momentum -- OBM in Lebanon -- Muslims Against Crusades -- US Embassy Protest, 2011 -- Muslim Prisoners -- Muslim Patrols -- Lee Rigby Murder -- 2014, A Year of Great Change -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: The Impacts of the Islamic State and Strategies of Control -- Introduction -- The Islamic State -- Emotive Influences for Mobilization -- Legitimacy Assessed -- IS Inspired Attacks and the Action/Reaction Cycle -- The Foreign Fighter Solution: Better to Kill Them than Allow Them to Return -- Proscription, Suppression, and Other Means of Deterrence in Britain |
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The Trial of Anjem Choudary and Mizanur Rahman -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Comparing Ideologies: Al Muhajiroun, Al Qaeda, and Islamic State -- Introduction -- Comparing Sources to Define Ideologies and Actions -- Shared Beliefs and Practices -- Differences in Purpose, Methodology, and Interpretations Leading to Action -- Raison d'être -- Methodologies and Goals -- Differences of Interpretation Leading to Action and Conflict -- A Time for Decision -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Understanding and Managing the Threat -- Introduction -- Views from the Surface -- The Effects of Association |
| Summary |
Grounded in nine years of ethnographic research on the al Muhajiroun/Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah movement (ALM/ASWJ), Douglas Weeks mixes ethnography and traditional research methods to tell the complete story of al Muhajiroun. Beginning with three core events that became a primer for radical Islamic political thought in the UK, Al Muhajiroun, A Case Study in Islamic Activism traces the development of the movement form its incipient beginnings to its current status. Based on his extensive interaction with the group and its leaders, Weeks contextualizes the history, beliefs, methods, and differences between ALM/ASWJ, al Qaeda, and the Islamic State so that the group and the threat it poses is comprehensively understood. Douglas Weeks is a Lecturer at California State University Long Beach. Before entering academia, Dr. Weeks spent 29 years as a firefighter and served as Emergency Services and Counter-terrorism Coordinator from 1996 until his retirement in 2009. He specializes in radicalization, deradicalization, and counterterrorism policy |
| Notes |
A Snapshot of the Online Presence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Al-Muhajiroun.
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| SUBJECT |
Al-Muhajiroun fast |
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Islam and politics.
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Islam and politics
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030358402 |
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3030358402 |
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