In the early twenty-first century perhaps no political ideology has become more important -
yet less understood - in the Western world than Radical Islam or Islamism the fundamentalist
ideology that holds the jihad or «Holy War» against infidels as the ultimate service to God and
the highest obligation of every Muslim. Understanding Radical Islam outlines and discusses the
major tenets segments developments problems and contradictions surrounding Islamism and its
impact on global politics in the twenty-first century. The book details the people policies
and events associated with Islamism as well as the cultural clashes between Islamism and the
West. Understanding Radical Islam should be a major addition to any collegiate class in Middle
Eastern politics political theory and ideology.
