The world community has experienced the rise of religious radicalism that has penetrated the grass roots of society and become a looming threat in the Middle East. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria better known as the ISIS is a terrorist organization that has caused damage to many countries mainly the Republic of Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic. This organization has control over the second largest city in Iraq‚ ’Mosul’ and has an army base of around 200‚000 militants consisting mainly of Sunni Muslims
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The rise of religious fundamentalism in the Middle East mostly had a negative impact on regional security from 1970 to 2000. There were many reasons for the rise and it was mainly due to the Islamic fundamentalism as they were described as a turning point. Regional security refers to the security concerns and well being of the regional states in the Middle East. Religious fundamentalism was initially caused by the desire to recreate the golden age of the religion and improving the present‚ yet
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that the term "fundamentalist" and "fundamentalism" are not widely accepted by members of al qaeda and extremists. Instead they usually prefer the term "Islamism" and or "islamist"( Islamism refers to a set of political ideologies derived from various religious views of Muslim fundamentalists‚ which hold that Islam is not only a religion‚ but also a political system that should govern the legal‚ economic and social imperatives of the state). Although "fundamentalism" is now used to describe the ultra-conservative
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extent is it true that religious fundamentalism arose as a reaction to the influences of the West? It is true to the large extent that religious fundamentalism arose as a reaction to the influences of the West due to US backing for Shah‚ Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the support for the Mujahedeen. However‚ Western influence may not be the only factor as globalisation and the failure of modernization and secularization also play a part in the rise of religious fundamentalism. At that point
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Fei Li Reading Response #1 Fundamentalism is here to stay The article “Fundamentalism Is Here to Stay” by Karen Armstrong mainly talks about a modern secular movement by separating religion from society‚ how people respond to change and ways the world’s different groups treat others. Fundamentalism is a non-violent revolt against secular society. They fight for their religion beliefs and how they feel with political power and intelligence. On the road to modernity‚ our economy has changed from
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Though cultures have many differences there have been a few traits that have united them across the spans of time and geographical area. Many of these traits have even been included in religious doctrine or social and moral laws. In western philosophy and religions the concept of respect has help a high place‚ allowing a clear distinction between those who have experience and answers to those who are young and naïve. Religions such as Christianity and Mormonism stress greatly that the young should
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Fundamentalism is an absurdly broad term. The term can best be described as a movement that is opposed to the modernization or secularization of a nation‚ and desires a call back to a stricter and more religious way of life. In terms of the Middle East John Voll describes fundamentalism as the call back to the path of Islam (Voll 347). Saba Mahmood makes several strong arguments on why the term fundamentalist is often inaccurate in its usage. Her first argument is that the term fundamentalism categorizes
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SCRIPTURES Outline Fundamentalism is a type of religious reaction to all forms of modernity. Within Christianity this phenomenon is mostly characteristic of Protestantism but is also found in Catholicism. In fact‚ the term fundamentalism was coined in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century‚ but it was only toward the end of that century that the term began to be applied to some Catholic movements. Thesis Statement: Scriptural inerrancy and Fundamentalism cannot be separated
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Fundamentalism v. Modernism Fundamentalism beliefs‚ strictly following the Bible‚ creationism‚ nativism‚ and old values‚ clashed against Modernist ideas‚ primarily evolution and application of science‚ in the early 1900s due to differences of opinions. Four issues that reflect this ideological clash are the rise of the KKK‚ who harbored Fundamentalist and nativist beliefs; the Scopes trial‚ which pitted the curriculum of John T. Scopes and evolution against Fundamentalism creationism; the Sacco
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New world to the American Revolution (1492-1789) Political and religious reasons behind exploration of new world by European counties Effects of settlement on Native American tribes and resulting tension Major differences among New England‚ middle‚ Chesapeake‚ and southern colonies Causes and effects of the great awakening Events (laws‚ act‚ skirmishes) leading to Revolutionary war The results of First and Second continental
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