Huntington deemed Islam itself, not fundamentalism, the underlying problem

Evidence

In 1993, Harvard University political scientist Samuel P. Huntington observed a “new phase” of American geopolitical tension and rivalry. Four years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Huntington would formally declare Islam, and the billions of people it encompassed, to be the existential threat that threatened American harmony and hegemony. In a widely read essay published by Foreign Affairs in the summer of 1993, Huntington wrote, “The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilisation whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In 1993, eight years before those two airplanes crashed into the twin towers in New York City, Samuel P. Huntington, a Harvard professor, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine: “The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilization whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 229 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Lewis and Huntington argued Islam itself, not fundamentalism, underlies the West’s problem — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 315; Lewis and Huntington originated the thesis that Islam never separated religion from politics — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 326; Huntington claims Muslim proximity to non-Muslims inherently causes violence — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 208 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Huntington’s clash thesis named all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, as the West’s problem #corroborates (0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 229
• Huntington declared all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, the West’s existential threat. #corroborates (0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226
• Huntington framed all of Islam as the West’s civilizational problem in 1993. #corroborates (0.90)
• Huntington’s clash theory targeted all 1.7 billion Muslims, not just extremists. #corroborates (0.88) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 228
• Huntington claims Muslim proximity to non-Muslims inherently causes violence #expands (0.85) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 208
• Huntington asserts Islam is inherently prone to violence and bloodshed #expands (0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224
• Huntington attributed all Muslim-world conflict to Islam’s innate character #expands (0.85)
• Huntington attributes complex world conflicts to unchanging civilizational essences #expands (0.80) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 208