The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West : Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare - Lorenzo Vidino

The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West

By: Lorenzo Vidino

Hardcover | 1 August 2010 | Edition Number 1

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In both Europe and North America, organizations tracing their origins back to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements have rapidly evolved into multifunctional, richly funded organizations. They now compete to become the major representatives of Western Muslim communities and government interlocutors. Some analysts and policy makers see these organizations as positive forces encouraging integration. Others treat them as modern-day Trojan horses that feign moderation while radicalizing Western Muslims.Lorenzo Vidino brokers a third and more informed view. Having completed more than a decade of research on political Islam in the West, Vidino is keenly qualified to analyze a movement that is as controversial as it is unknown. Conducting in-depth interviews on four continents and sourcing documents in ten languages, Vidino shares the history, methods, views, and goals of the Western Brothers, as well as their phenomenal growth. He then flips the perspective, examining the response to these groups by Western governments, concentrating specifically on Great Britain, Germany, and the United States. Highly informed and thoughtfully presented, Vidino's work sheds light on a critical juncture in Muslim-Western relations and the role Islam plays for a variety of uprooted individuals.
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The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West sheds considerable light on an especially poorly understood phenomenon. Lorenzo Vidino is to be commended for producing a comprehensive overview that is likely to become the standard text on this subject. -- Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, author of Inside Terrorism Lorenzo Vidino's illuminating book nicely outlines the challenges faced by Western governments in trying to pursue counter-radicalization policies within their own Muslim populations. Vidino provides a well-informed, thoughtful, and balanced analysis of the dilemmas posed by the potential threat of domestic extremism. -- Steven Miller, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Though he remains a sceptic, he provides a wealth of information to let the rest of us make up our minds. Economist Mr. Vidino's book is essential reading for those concerned about understanding its past past and future activities and directions. -- Joshua Sinai Washington Times ...informative, well-written... Choice ...this volume is a key addition to the literature and a must read for students, academics and practitioners who are interested in understanding an organization that has assumed the role of spokesperson for the ever growing Western Muslim community. -- Lavinia Stan European Legacy

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