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Islamic extremism in Kuwait : from the Muslim Brotherhood to al-Qaeda and other Islamist political groups
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Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 17.
Publication Information:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010
Physical Description:
x, 292 p. ; 25 cm.
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9780415567190

9780203854297

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Summary

This book is the first to provide a complete overview of Islamic extremism in Kuwait. It traces the development of Islamist fundamentalist groups in Kuwait, both Shiite and Sunni, from the beginning of the twentieth century. It outlines the nature and origins of the many different groups, considers their ideology and organization, shows how their activities are intertwined with the wider economy, society and politics to the extent that they are now a strong part of society, and discusses their armed activities, including terrorist activities. Although focusing on Kuwait, it includes overage of the activities of Islamist groups in other Gulf States. It also discusses the relation between Ruling Families with Islamist political groups, thereby demonstrating that the intertwining of Islamic ideology and armed activities with politics is not a new development in the region.


Author Notes

Falah Abdullah al-Mdaires is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kuwait University. He has published a large number of books and articles on political movements in Kuwait and the Gulf region.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. viii
Abbreviationsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
1 The roots of the Islamist political groupsp. 3
2 Sunni Islamist political groupsp. 10
3 Shi'ite Islamist political groupsp. 78
4 The relationships between the Kuwaiti regime and the Islamist political groupsp. 116
5 Spread of the Islamist political groups in the social bodyp. 128
6 Islamist political groups and religious violence, international terrorismp. 143
7 The armed Islamist Sunni jihadist groupsp. 161
8 The armed Islamist Shi'ite jihadist groupsp. 193
Conclusionp. 209
Glossaryp. 211
Notesp. 214
Bibliographyp. 259
Indexp. 279