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The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism
This paper investigates the relationship between globalization and international Islamic terrorism in the modern age of the twenty-first century. It argues that globalization acts as a double-edged sword by both empowering terrorism and, at the same time, international Islamic terrorism is a defensi...
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| description | This paper investigates the relationship between globalization and international Islamic terrorism in the modern age of the twenty-first century. It argues that globalization acts as a double-edged sword by both empowering terrorism and, at the same time, international Islamic terrorism is a defensive reaction to the very process of globalization itself. Also, it argues against the dominant Western discourse, which labels Islam as the main cause of international Islamic terrorism by applying a critical discourse analysis that aims at reconstructing the dominant discourse. Along these lines, this work advances that three main underlying sets of popularly held international grievances involving the cultural, economic and political realm, which all feature a common concern with Western hegemony in a new globalized era, are mediated through contemporary religious interpretations of the faith, which work to inspire mobilization and polarization, by Al-Qaeda and ISIS to affect indiscriminate and acute terrorist violence in the international realm. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1696 The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism Toutounji, Yara This paper investigates the relationship between globalization and international Islamic terrorism in the modern age of the twenty-first century. It argues that globalization acts as a double-edged sword by both empowering terrorism and, at the same time, international Islamic terrorism is a defensive reaction to the very process of globalization itself. Also, it argues against the dominant Western discourse, which labels Islam as the main cause of international Islamic terrorism by applying a critical discourse analysis that aims at reconstructing the dominant discourse. Along these lines, this work advances that three main underlying sets of popularly held international grievances involving the cultural, economic and political realm, which all feature a common concern with Western hegemony in a new globalized era, are mediated through contemporary religious interpretations of the faith, which work to inspire mobilization and polarization, by Al-Qaeda and ISIS to affect indiscriminate and acute terrorist violence in the international realm. 2017-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/697 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1696/viewcontent/Thesis_The_20Double_20Edged_20Sword_Yara_20Toutounji.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain globalization international Islamic terrorism |
| spellingShingle | globalization international Islamic terrorism Toutounji, Yara The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title | The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title_full | The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title_fullStr | The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title_short | The double-edged sword: Globalization and international Islamic terrorism |
| title_sort | double edged sword globalization and international islamic terrorism |
| topic | globalization international Islamic terrorism |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/697 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1696/viewcontent/Thesis_The_20Double_20Edged_20Sword_Yara_20Toutounji.pdf |
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