Description: Compassionate Counterterrorism : The Power of Inclusion in Fighting Fundamentalism, Paperback by Al Olaimy, Leena, ISBN 1523098570, ISBN-13 9781523098576, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Islamist terrorism is not about religion, says Leena Al Olaimy, an Arab Muslim, Dalai Lama Fellow, and social entrepreneur. She identifies the economic, social, and political factors that are its true driving forces and offers innovative strategies to address them that have proven far more effective than military interventions alone. From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren't motivated by devotion to religion, Leena Al Olaimy argues. So why do they really turn to violence, and what does that tell us about the most effective way to combat terrorism? Al Olaimy sets the stage by providing a quick, thoughtful grounding in the birth of Islam in a barbaric Game of Thrones-like seventh-century Arabia, the evolution of fundamentalist thought, and the political failures of the postcolonial period. She shows that terrorists are motivated by economic exclusion, lack of opportunity, social marginalization, and political discrimination. This is why using force to counter terrorism is ineffective--it exacerbates the symptoms without treating the cause. Moreover, data shows that military interventions led to the demise of only 12 percent of religious terrorist groups. Combining compelling data with anecdotal evidence, Al Olaimy sheds light on unorthodox and counterintuitive strategies to address social woes that groups like ISIS exploit. For example, she describes how Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, has decreased terrorism while paradoxically becoming more overtly religious. Or how Mechelen, the city with Belgium's largest Muslim population, adopted integration policies so effective that not one of its 20,000 Muslims left to join ISIS. Using religion, neuroscience, farming, and even love, this book offers many inspiring examples and--for once--an optimistic outlook on how we can not just fight but prevent terrorism.
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Book Title: Compassionate Counterterrorism : The Power of Inclusion in Fighti
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Government
Item Height: 216 mm
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Compassionate Counterterrorism: the Power of Inclusion in Fighting Fundamentalism
Type: Textbook
Author: Leena Al Olaimy
Item Width: 139 mm
Format: Paperback
