Essay:
Are Islamists revolutionaries? Answer with reference to two examples from Hezbollah, ISIS or Hamas.
Are Islamists revolutionaries? First, we must clearly comprehend the definition of Islamism and revolution. Islamism is a concept which involve various actors coming together to support the establishment of a political, economic, social and moral order based on the teachings of Islam not only as a religion yet as a legal and social system (El Sherif, 2011:359)(Schwedler, 2011:349). According to Charles Tilly (1978), revolution is defined as actions that seek to overthrow or fundamentally reform a state or its political, social and economic system via social movements or rebellions that could be violent or nonviolent (Porta & Diani, 2015). …show more content…
Revolutionaries tend to portray their enemies as confrontational, immoral, and resistant to changes thus making it impossible to reach modus vivendi. In 18th century France, the revolutionaries claimed the ‘ancien regime’ or the old system as oppressive, corrupted and discriminatory. The 1789 French Revolution had led to the abolishment of the old absolute monarchy along with the feudalism system and built a representative government through popular sovereignty (http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution) in the country. Both ISIS and Hezbollah have used similar method to portray their opponents as evil and infidel. The United States of America (US) and its Western allies are the common enemies for both ISIS and …show more content…
ISIS claims of representing the authentic and pure version of Islam. ISIS has been striving for religious authenticity by repeatedly claiming and showing devotion to the religious text. In order to ensure authenticity, ISIS has been asserting, performing and defending its authenticity continuously (Hanieh, 2015). ISIS has been in tension with the House of Saud. This is because ISIS considers them as their enemy and aim in eliminating the monarchy who they perceived as pro American and unfit to be the ‘Guardian of the Two Holy Places’ (Mecca and Medina) (Rogers, 2016:122). The Saudi ruling elites are also threatened by ISIS, which is bordering its state as well as some support the group receive from the Saudi population (Cheterian, 2015: 114). Hezbollah has also condemned the Lebanese government, which it claims to be corrupted and traitors to Islam (Norton, 2009:
Are Islamists revolutionaries? Answer with reference to two examples from Hezbollah, ISIS or Hamas.
Are Islamists revolutionaries? First, we must clearly comprehend the definition of Islamism and revolution. Islamism is a concept which involve various actors coming together to support the establishment of a political, economic, social and moral order based on the teachings of Islam not only as a religion yet as a legal and social system (El Sherif, 2011:359)(Schwedler, 2011:349). According to Charles Tilly (1978), revolution is defined as actions that seek to overthrow or fundamentally reform a state or its political, social and economic system via social movements or rebellions that could be violent or nonviolent (Porta & Diani, 2015). …show more content…
Revolutionaries tend to portray their enemies as confrontational, immoral, and resistant to changes thus making it impossible to reach modus vivendi. In 18th century France, the revolutionaries claimed the ‘ancien regime’ or the old system as oppressive, corrupted and discriminatory. The 1789 French Revolution had led to the abolishment of the old absolute monarchy along with the feudalism system and built a representative government through popular sovereignty (http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution) in the country. Both ISIS and Hezbollah have used similar method to portray their opponents as evil and infidel. The United States of America (US) and its Western allies are the common enemies for both ISIS and …show more content…
ISIS claims of representing the authentic and pure version of Islam. ISIS has been striving for religious authenticity by repeatedly claiming and showing devotion to the religious text. In order to ensure authenticity, ISIS has been asserting, performing and defending its authenticity continuously (Hanieh, 2015). ISIS has been in tension with the House of Saud. This is because ISIS considers them as their enemy and aim in eliminating the monarchy who they perceived as pro American and unfit to be the ‘Guardian of the Two Holy Places’ (Mecca and Medina) (Rogers, 2016:122). The Saudi ruling elites are also threatened by ISIS, which is bordering its state as well as some support the group receive from the Saudi population (Cheterian, 2015: 114). Hezbollah has also condemned the Lebanese government, which it claims to be corrupted and traitors to Islam (Norton, 2009: