Hassan Hassan: The avalanche of Isis is powerful and it is not - TopicsExpress



          

Hassan Hassan: The avalanche of Isis is powerful and it is not difficult to see that worse is still to come . . . . it is important to view the Isis phenomenon as part of two wider trends within Sunni Islam that will make Isis a long-term ideological menace, even if it is reined in militarily. First, the rise of Isis should be seen in the context of the Sunni sense of alienation that is common, particularly in the region from Lebanon to Yemen and from Egypt to Iran. This sense of ejection, or injustice, is known in Arabic as madhloumiya, a concept historically associated with Shias. Noticeably, Sunnis throughout this part of the region behave as a minority: paranoid, insecure and under siege . . . . The second trend that makes Isis a more perilous phenomenon is the neglected ideological shakeup of Sunni Islams traditional Salafism. This has been taking place more noticeably since the Arab spring, when Salafis became increasingly politicised.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:57:47 +0000

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