Ali Riaz

God Willing

The Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh

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Produktbeschreibung

Is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? The question has become urgent in light of the growing strength of militant groups supposedly aligned with Al Quaida, the landslide victory of the center-right coalition in the general election of October 2001, and the deliberate and planned violence against religious minorities that followed. God Willing explores the explosive issue of Talibanization by analyzing the politics of Islamism in the world's third most populous Muslim country. Ali Riaz helps the reader to understand the emergence of Islamism as a legitimate democratic political in a largely secular state, as opposed to the media's sensational portrayal of Bangladesh as a country overrun by Islamist forces with a supranational agenda. The author compares Bangladesh with Indonesia and Pakistan, thus adding a valuable global context for evaluating the politics of Muslim countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780742530843
• ISBN-10: 0742530841
• Artikelnr.: 20956305

Autorenporträt

By Ali Riaz

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Is Bangladesh Becoming a Taliban State? Chapter 2
"God Willing": The Politics and Ideology of Islamism Chapter 3 Persecuted
Minorities and the "Enemy Within" Chapter 4 The Tyranny of Salish and the
Terror of Fatwa Chapter 5 Three Battles of the Secularists Chapter 7
Appendix 1: Road to Bangladesh: The Background Chapter 8 Appendix 2:
Political Leaders of Bangladesh

Rezensionen

In a post 9/11 world wherein the words 'Islam' and 'fundamentalism' seem inextricably intertwined, Ali Riaz provides a judicious and important corrective to such facile and simplistic sloganeering. God Willing is superbly argued, passionately written, and an important ethical intervention into one of the most charged debates of our time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the rise of Islam in contemporary Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world... -- Sankaran Krishna, University of Hawaii at Manoa Recommended. CHOICE A hugely readable, well researched and politically important book which will certainly attract all who have an interest in the development of Bangladesh. [Includes] a useful bibliography and a helpful chronology of events. Asian Affairs God Willing provides a service by drawing our attention to how deeply entrenched Islamism is [in Bangladesh], and how much nearer the possibility of some form of Talibanization has become. Perspectives on Politics This work explains a crucial aspect of the predicament of secular modernity in the contemporary political world and is a must-read for students of politics and Islam. Journal Of Asian and African Studies This is a gripping and readable study of the growing public role of Islamicist parties in moderate nation-states such as Bangladesh. Given the relative paucity of studies on contemporary Bangladesh, this book is an important contribution that will engage students of South Asia as well as those interested in the politics of religious extremism in the Muslim world. -- Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University In a post 9/11 world wherein the words 'Islam' and 'fundamentalism' seem inextricably intertwined, Ali Riaz provides a judicious and important corrective to such facile and simplistic sloganeering. God Willing is superbly argued, passionately written, and an important ethical intervention into one of the most charged debates of our time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the rise of Islam in contemporary Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world. -- Sankaran Krishna, University of Hawaii at Manoa This book serves as a contextual manual for understanding the inherent tensions within our mission of creating a more secure, democratic and prosperous world. Foreign Service Journal