Islamic fundamentalism

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Islamic Fundamentalism

Islamic fundamentalism has caused worldwide hysteria , sowing fear among millions of people especially in Western countries which are the main target of Muslim reprisals for decades rooted in centuries-old political , economic and cultural differences . At present , Islamic fundamentalism has not been confined in the Middle East but also with the Diaspora of Muslims all over the world . The intensity of chronic crisis and contradiction in the present eco-political system has contributed much to the growth of Islamic fundamentalist organizations which

the United States and its allies equate with terrorism

In May 8 , 2008 Asianews .it (http /www .asianews .it /view .php ?l en art 1244 , an online news agency in Cambodia carried a banner Islamic fundamentalism taking root among Cham Muslims . The concern was raised after Islamic fundamentalists have penetrated and had actually created an organization affiliated with the Malaysian Dawa Tablight and wahabism . The Cham Islamic minority in Cambodia has been raising issues like marginalized representation in the government , repression of civil , political and religious rights in a predominantly Buddhist country . Of the 700 ,000 Muslims out of more than 13 million Cambodians , 40 has been lenient to the employment of illegal measures to resolve their grievances with the former communist country Such marginalization has driven this minority group to depend on foreign aid just to ensure the survival of a slowly diminishing Muslim population . Most of these funds came from suspicious sources , mostly of Arab origin , and channeled to finance the construction of mosques and madrassas which have begun to teach Islamic ideologies and a shift in religious policies in Islamic communities is slowly taking place . These recent development have alarmed the Cambodian government as it monitors certain changes in the cultural aspect of the Muslim minority . The increasing number of Arabic-speaking young adults and Middle-Eastern style of clothing for women have elevated the security concern

The rise of the Islamic fundamentalist hype in South East Asia has maintained a wide scope of influence within various third world nations where there are relative concentrations of Muslim separatists extremists or reformists . The trend has begun after the Afghan war in the late 80 's and has continued to gain membership , sophisticate attacks , and provide formidable challenges to governments around the world . After the September 11 attacks in the United States and the subsequent Iraq invasion , the global community has given much emphasis in monitoring Islamic fundamentalism in Asia , Africa , Europe and the United States where there are considerable Islamic populations

Islamic fundamentalism in essence is the extreme wing of the Islamic religious movement with certain concerns on the imposition of religious laws , customs , and culture among Islamic communities . However , is religion really the root cause of the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism ? For many centuries the Muslim world has experienced foreign domination and repression of customs . From the Crusades in the early Middle Ages to the creation of the State of Israel in the 1940 's wars of aggression have...