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Politics and Religion
Critical Studies on Islam Series
UNKNOWN
March 2002
254 pages
ISBN: 0745317928
EAN: 9780745317922
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Non-Fiction
Hizbu'llah is the largest and most prominent political party
in Lebanon, and one of the most renowned Islamist movements
in the world. In this volume, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb examines
the organisation's understanding of jihad and how this,
together with its belief in martyrdom, brought about the
withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanese
territory in May 2000. Saad-Ghorayeb explores the nature of
the party's struggle against the West by studying, among
other issues, its views on the use of violence against
Westerners. Crucially, she also addresses the question of
whether Hizbu'llah depicts this struggle in purely political
or civilisational terms. The existential nature of the
movement's conflict with Israel is analysed and the Islamic
roots of its anti-Judaism is unearthed. The author explores
the mechanics and rationale behind the party's integration
into the Lebanese political system, and sheds light on how
it has reconciled its national idenitity with its solidarity
with the Muslim umma.
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