Huntington asserts Islam is inherently prone to violence and bloodshed

Evidence

This clash of civilizations between Islam and the West is likely to continue, argues Huntington, mostly because Islam is prone to violence and bloodshed. Huntington points out that, almost everywhere you look, Muslims are entrenched in violent conflict with other peoples, from the Orthodox Serbs in the Balkans to Jews in Israel to Buddhists in Burma. Put simply, “Islam has bloody borders.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224

Categorization

• QUESTION: Huntington’s ‘bloody borders’ claim is asserted across every region Muslims inhabit — worth checking whether the causality here is actually reversed: is the violence Islamic or a product of the European colonial carve-up this chapter traces?
• XREF: connects to: Huntington declared all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, the West’s existential threat. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226; Huntington’s clash theory targeted all 1.7 billion Muslims, not just extremists. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 228; Huntington framed all of Islam as the West’s civilizational problem in 1993. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Huntington declared all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, the West’s existential threat. #corroborates (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226
• Huntington’s clash theory targeted all 1.7 billion Muslims, not just extremists. #corroborates (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 228
• Huntington framed all of Islam as the West’s civilizational problem in 1993. #corroborates (0.80)