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The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America

By: Masood Ashraf Raja

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The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America

By: Masood Ashraf Raja

This highly original book suggests that the practices of Taliban and the American far right, two very significant and poorly understood groups, share common features. This commonality can be found in the philosophical basis of their ideological beliefs, in their comparative worldviews, and in their political practices. As Raja argues, the Taliban are much less the product of an irrational fundamentalism, and the radical right in America is much more the result of such a mindset, than Americans recognize. After providing a detailed explanation of his theoretical concepts and specialized vocabulary, the author develops a discussion of the subject in this brief but penetrating book. This is a book that should attract a wide readership among both academics and the general public.

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1137584904

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9781137584908

ISIS

Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives

By: Masood Raja

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ISIS

Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives

By: Masood Raja

Relying on a thorough understanding of the role of ideology, discourse, and framing, this volume discusses ISIS as an Islamist ideological organization, and examines its philosophical scaffolding within the material conditions produced by neoliberal capital. As Raja asserts, it is this nexus of specifically retrieved Islamic history and the current global economic system that creates the kind of social identity ideally suited for ISIS. The combination of the historical narratives and the contemporary means of communication enables ISIS to frame and spread its message, recruit its adherents, and replicate itself. While many scholarly and journalistic works on ISIS provide a wealth of information, not many elaborate on the terms that are often invoked in these writings. For example, scholars often use the term "Salafi-Jihadi" but they do not provide a comprehensive explanation of such concept within the same text. This book not only provides an explanation of the instructive terms used to explain the ISIS phenomenon, but also asserts that only one school of thought in Islam [The Sunni Wahabis] is likely to be the ideal target for ISIS recruitment. This claim, of course, does not rely on an essentialized pathology of Wahabi Sunnis, but provides an explanation of the Wahabi Islam as a proverbial "slippery slope," as an absolutely necessary first step for an individual's transformation into an ISIS fighter. Written in a clear and direct style, this volume provides scholars and lay readers alike with a deeper understanding of ISIS and its strategies of recruitment and self sustenance.

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214

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Routledge

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1351046179

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9781351046176

Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature

Worldly Teaching

By: Masood Ashraf Raja,Hillary Stringer,Zach VandeZande

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Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature

Worldly Teaching

By: Masood Ashraf Raja,Hillary Stringer,Zach VandeZande

In one volume, this edited collection provides both a theoretical and praxis-driven engagement with teaching world literature, focusing on various aspects of critical pedagogy. Included are nine praxis-driven essays by instructors who have taught world literature courses at the university level.

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380

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1137319763

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9781137319760

Democratic Criticism

Poetics of Incitement and the Muslim Sacred

By: Masood Ashraf Raja

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Democratic Criticism

Poetics of Incitement and the Muslim Sacred

By: Masood Ashraf Raja

Outlines newreading practices and promotes cross-cultural knowledge to help read from the perspective of the Other

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University of Michigan Press

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1643150456

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The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America

By: Masood Ashraf Raja

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ISIS

Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives

By: Masood A. Raja

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Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives

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1351046195

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9781351046190

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Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives

By: Masood Raja

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Once Upon a Country

A Novel

By: Masood A. Raja

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Once Upon a Country

A Novel

By: Masood A. Raja

Once Upon A Country is a light satire about the leaders, politicians, and generals of a country called Khabistan. Part narrative, part epistolary, this is a very experimental undertaking in form and content. Besides being an insightful indictment of the corrupt leaders of an imaginary country, the novel also explores the importance of hope and dreams, for without these two attributes no nation can sustain itself. Be extra vigilant with the narrator--he is overly inclined to prevaricate. Enjoy the reading.

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Trafford

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1553696263

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