Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution

0.0

This book traces the essence of thexA0;Islamist RevolutionxA0;from its origins in Egypt, through Najf, Lebanon, Iran and the Iranian Revolution to today. Alastair Crooke presents a compelling account of the ideas and energy which are mobilsing thexA0;Islamic world.xA0; The story of the emerging Islamist Revolution is largely one of an Islamic response to western thinking based around individualism and personal relationships with the divine, juxtaposed to the Islamist demand to place human values above politics and self-interest. Crooke argues that the West faces a mass mobilisationxA0;against the US-led Western project. The roots of this conflict are described in terms of religious themes that extend back over 500 years. They represent clashing systems of thinking and values. Islamists have a vision for the future of their own societies which would entail radical change from Western norms. Resistance is presented as the means to force Western behaviour to change and to expose the essential differences between the two modes of thinking.xA0; This is a rigourous account that traces the threads of revolution of various movements, including the influence of "political Shi'ism" and the Iranian Revolution and its impact on Hezbollah and Hamas.

0.0

Alastair Crooke was advisor to EU High Representative, Solana, in the Middle East, 1997-2003. He was involved in facilitating a series of de-escalations of violence and military withdrawals in Palestine with Islamist movements from 2000-2003 and the end to the Bethlehem Church of the Nativity seige. He was a staff member of the Mitchell Committee into the causes of the Intifada in 2000. He is Directorand founder of Conflicts Forum.