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Author Rashid, Samory, 1948- author.

Title The Islamist challenge and Africa / Samory Rashid
Published Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (lii, 205 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Terrorism and Africa -- Muslim struggle (jihad) and Africans -- Politics of Muslim struggle (jihad) and Africans -- Cases: Muslim struggle and Africans -- Cases: terrorism and Africans -- Flight (hijra) to the Americas -- Islamism, Africans and the West -- Conclusions
Summary The Islamist Challenge and Africa examines Islamist militancy among Africans historically and at present, a topic largely ignored in the United States. It examines Islamist militancy's longstanding presence in Africa and its diaspora, Islamist militancy's distinct ideological features among Africans, and ways to minimize its violence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 29, 2019)
Subject Islamic fundamentalism -- Africa
Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects -- Africa
Terrorism -- Africa
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Islam and politics -- Africa
Political violence -- Africa
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Islam and politics
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
Political violence
Terrorism
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Africa
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018046051
ISBN 9781498564434
1498564437