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Gender-based explosions : the nexus between Muslim masculinities, jihadist Islamism and terrorism /

This publication argues that "gender" is a fundamental battleground on which Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their types have to be defeated. Issues of regressive radicalism, literalism, militancy and terrorism can only be solved through people-centred interventions. Therefore, relevant governme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aslam, Maleeha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : United Nations University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Framing the global chaos: an overview
  • The global jihadist movement
  • Terrorism and counterterrorism: an overview of current strategies
  • Islam, masculinities and performance
  • Gender theory
  • Islamic masculinities
  • Muslim masculinities
  • Pakistani masculinities and vulnerable social groups in the age of terror: a pilot study of Muslim men in Islamabad, aged 18-40
  • Research setting: contextualizing the pilot study on Pakistani masculinities
  • Self-image, social expectations and pressures
  • Muslim masculinities in the age of terror
  • Muslim masculinities, militant-jihadist Islamism and suicide terrorism
  • Islamism, terrorism and "the vulnerable" in society
  • Analysis of the pilot study.