Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals

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" Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals "
Richards, Alan

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	899251
Doc. No	:	LA45q0w8rg
Title & Author	:	Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals [Article]\ Richards, Alan
Date	:	2002
Title of Periodical	:	UC Santa Cruz
Abstract	:	Why do “Islamic radicals”—including the partisans of al-Qaeda and other followers of Osama bin Laden--enjoy so much sympathy in the Middle East and the wider Muslim world? Understanding such a phenomenon is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for crafting a strategy to cope with the murderous violence of September 11, 2001. This GLOBAL POLICY BRIEF explores these socioeconomic roots of Islamic radicalism: - The multidimensional crisis of the Muslim world - The rage of the young, a majority of the population in the Middle East, faced with poor prospects - Increasing poverty and collapsing cities - Failures of government