Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism

Foreword

Chapter 1: Introduction: Framing the Debate Around Islamic Theology, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

Fethi Mansouri and Zuleyha Keskin

Part 1: Contesting the Theological Foundations of Violent Extremism

Chapter 2: Causes of Radicalisation: Theological Arguments as the Ultimate Trigger         

Zuleyha Keskin and Fatih Tuncer

Chapter 3: Refuting the Extremist Interpretations of the Text and the Prophetic Traditions: The Case of Qur'an 2:256

Hakan Coruh

Chapter 4: Social Construction of Jihad and Human Dignity in the Language of ISIS

Jan A. Ali

Part 2: The Social and Political Perspectives to Violent Extremism

Chapter 5: Orientalism and Anti-Orientalism: Epistemological Approaches to Islam and Violence               

Muhammed Sulaiman

Chapter 6: Political and Social Changes in the Muslim World with Special Reference to Development, Knowledge and Freedom Deficits

Riaz Hassan

Chapter 7: Islamism, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: Perspectives of Young Muslim Australians

Halim Rane and Melissa Bull      

Part 3: Religious Leadership and Violent Extremism  

Chapter 8: Understanding Key Themes in the ISIS Narrative: An Examination of Dabiq Magazine

Greg Barton

Chapter 9: Potential Impact of the AKP's Unofficial Political Islamic Law on the Radicalisation of the Turkish Muslim Youth in the West

Ihsan Yilmaz

Chapter 10: Said Nursi's Non-Violent Social Activism as a Refutation and Response to the Re-Emergent Neo-Kharijite Sect in Islam

Mahsheed Ansari           

Chapter 11: Pro-Active Religious Rehabilitation for the Prevention of Radicalism and Violent Extremism

Cemil Alkan