Islam in the eyes of the West
Subtitle: images and realities in an age of terror
By: edited by Tareq Y. Ismael and Andrew Rippin.
Contributors: Ismael, Tareq Y.; Rippin, Andrew, 1950-
Series: Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780415564144; 9780203854389
Subjects: Islam -- Relations; Islam -- Public opinion; East and West; Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Jihad
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. Governments, 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. Islam in the Eyes of the West 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 empowerment of the national-security state. It further considers the origin and transmission of these myths, focusing on media, government policy, and popular discourse. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The "West" and the Islamic world: patterns of confrontation and paths to reconciliation / Tareq Y. Ismael and Andrew Rippin; title: The origin of difference: Edward Said, Michel Foucault and the modern image of Islam / Dietrich Jung; title: Demonizing the enemy in the war on terror / Shadia Drury; title: Islam and Muslims as seen by the Christian Zionists / Norton Mezvinsky; title: Vigilante masculinity and the "War on Terror" / Sunera Thobani; title: Islam in the US: the contemporary scene / Fuad Shaban; title: "Jihadiology" and the problem of reaching a contemporary understanding of jihad / Abdel Salam Sidahmed; title: Muslims, neighbours in Asia? the transformation of Japan's perceptions of Islam as shown in its media / Keiko Sakai islam; title: U.S. politics, media and Muslims in the post 9/11 era / Janice J. Terry; title: Media and societal discourse on Western-Muslim relations / Karim H. Karim; title: Understanding the Muslim world: we can do better / Raymond Baker and Alex Henry; title: Applying "the McCarthy test" to Canadian and American security legislation: a 10-year retrospective on the impact of September 11, 2001 on privacy rights / Patrick Smith; title: Huntington's "Clash of civilizations": rumours and clarification / Glenn E. Perry; title: Getting it wrong yet again: America and the Islamic mainstream / Raymond Baker.