From Islamophobia to Westophobia: The Long Road to Radical Islamism
Ameer Ali
Islamophobia or the fear of Islam in Christian West is as old itself, and Westophobia antipathy towards its younger sibling born wake European colonization Islamdom. During high noon, Islamdom ignored West, because could hardly provide anything novel useful to enhance strength prosperity caliphate. There was thus no Islamic quarter until colonial era, but there certainly an undercurrent military hostility a superiority complex then hegemon. Colonialism reversed everything. The humiliation that Muslims endured politically, economically culturally under created contradictory responses ranging from Westernization, Westoxification Islamization. However, failure Western secular models promote democracy development with justice equity, persisting grievances against West-manufactured world order, provoked wave which turn has produced more pernicious brand Islamophobia. Amidst this spiralling negativism, new generation Islamists are becoming extremely radicalized.
Journal of Asian security and international affairs