Religious Fundamentalism in Eight Muslim‐Majority Countries: Reconceptualization and Assessment

Mansoor Moaddel; Stuart A. Karabenick

doi:10.1111/jssr.12549

Religious Fundamentalism in Eight Muslim‐Majority Countries: Reconceptualization and Assessment

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion ◽

10.1111/jssr.12549 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 676-706 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mansoor Moaddel ◽

Stuart A. Karabenick

Keyword(s):

Religious Fundamentalism ◽

Muslim Majority

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Origins, Evolution and Current Activities of Sunni Salafi Jihadist Groups in Bangladesh

ABC Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.18034/abcjar.v7i2.80 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 71-80

Author(s):

Labiba Rahman

Keyword(s):

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Security Studies ◽

Religious Fundamentalism ◽

Muslim Country ◽

Islamic State ◽

Freedom Fighters ◽

Religious Interventions ◽

Islamist Terrorism ◽

Muslim Majority

Despite its global recognition as a moderate Muslim country, Bangladesh has been experiencing increasing bouts of religious fundamentalism and militant activities since 2005. This phenomenon is not altogether novel to the country. During the Liberation War of 1971, Bengali freedom fighters faced staunch opposition from the Pakistani armed forces as well as Islamist militias under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party. Even after attaining its independence, Bangladesh has struggled to uphold the pillars of democracy and secularism due to political, social and religious drivers. Between January 2005 and June 2015, nearly 600 people have died in Islamic terrorist attacks in the country. These militant outfits either have close ties to or are part of Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State (ISIS). Despite such troubling signs and the fact that it is the fourth largest Muslim majority country in the world, Bangladesh has generally received little attention from academics of security studies. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the drivers and trends of Sunni Salafi jihadist groups operating in Bangladesh to ascertain the implications for counterterrorism activities. Political, social and religious interventions that go beyond the hard approach must be undertaken to control the mounting threat of Islamist terrorism to the security and stability of the nation.

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A Subaltern’s Quest for Identity and Respect: A Gramscian Study of ‘Our Lady of Alice Bhatti’

IJOHMN ◽

10.24113/ijohmn.v5i6.152 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Mubashar Altaf ◽

Qaiser Shahzad

Keyword(s):

Research Paper ◽

Capitalist Society ◽

Religious Fundamentalism ◽

The Novel ◽

Patriarchal Society ◽

Muslim Majority

The research paper attempts to probe the resistance of subaltern against the institutionalized oppression of the capitalist society shown in the novel of ‘Our Lady of Alice Bhatti’ by Mohammad Hanif. The researcher applies the theory of Gramsci to explore the abject condition, suppression and subsequent resistance of subaltern class. This novel gives voice to the oppressed, suppressed and wretched minority of Pakistani society. Alice Bhatti, the protagonist is in many ways a subaltern. She is a Christian in Muslim majority society; she lives in the French colony in the slums of Karachi, she is a woman in the patriarchal society. This novel shows the struggle and resilience of the protagonist. She fought against triple marginalization: She resists against poverty, she resists against patriarchy, she resists against religious fundamentalism, she resists against the bourgeoisie class. Mohammad Hanif produces a subaltern who speaks, who struggles, and who fights against the system. In the end, she is crushed by the ruthless hands of the system. Her death by acid is a cry of a subaltern against inhuman suppression.

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