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After World War II, leading western powers focused their attention on fighting the'Red Menace,'Communism. Today, as terrorist activity is increasingly linked to militant Islamism, some politicians and scholars fear a'Green Menace,'a Pan-Islamic totalitarian movement fueled by monolithic religious ideology. Such fears have no foundation in history, according to Vartan Gregorian. In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith. The book begins with an accessible overview of Islam's tenets, institutions, evolution, and historical role. Gregorian traces its origins and fundamental principles, from Muhammad's call to faith nearly 1,400 years ago to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, and the subsequent abolition of the Caliphate. He focuses particular attention on the intense struggle between modernists and traditionalists, interaction between religion and nationalism, and key developments that have caused bitter divisions among Muslim nations and states: the partitions of Palestine, the break up and Islamization of Pakistan, the 1978 revolution in Iran, and the 1

Author

Vartan Gregorian

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815732822

Subjects

Islam, History, Political Science