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Introduction -- 1. Islam's origination and the southern, eastern and northern invasions of Europe -- 2. Relationship and ties between Europeans and Islam, unrelated to Muslim invasions of Europe -- 3. Fluctuations in Muslim life from the 1960s to the present -- 4. The religio-cultural dispute's roots -- 5. The emotional world of Europeans and Muslims in Europe -- 6. A sympathetic gaze at the Islamic world -- 7. The tangle of emotions, protest and terrorist activities -- 8. A clash known in advance, dead-end or assimilation -- 9. The factors causing either integration or terrorism among Muslims to Europe -- 10. Struggle and enmity between Islamic and European cultures -- 11. A broad outlook on the matter and the formation of Isis -- 12. Weapons of mass destruction against Europe: dangers and possible solution

"Islam, Sexuality, and Gender Identity" published on by Oxford University Press.

In this new edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. He examines the evolution of the military and political situation inside Afghanistan during the last years of the Soviet presence and discusses relations between the Afghan resistance and the Islamic fundamentalist movement. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored, and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Hindrances to Modernity : Max Weber on Islam; 2. The Institutionalization of Early Islamic Societies; 3. Aspects of Islamization: Weber's Observations on Islam Reconsidered; 4. Islamization in Late Medieval Bengal: The Relevance of Max Weber; 5. Max Weber and the Patrimonial Empire in Islam: The Mughal Case; 6. Paradise or Hell? The Religious Doctrine of Election in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Islamic Fundamentalism and Protestant Calvinism; 7. Weber and Islamic Reform

A comprehensive study of one of the most feared - but least understood - international Islamist organizations in post-Soviet Central Asia: Hizb ut-Tahrir. Using primary sources and first-hand accounts, it analyses organizations' leadership, ideology, political methodology and party structure, and its relationship to violence in this key region.