The roots of Islamic terrorism may lie in colonialism and Western intervention.

Evidence

Why do a small minority of Muslims commit violence against civilians in the name of Islam? Why are their efforts increasingly aimed at the West, and why now? If the Qur’an or something inherent to Islam supposedly makes them commit this violence, why aren’t the majority of Muslims following suit? What do we make of the fact that the overwhelming majority of the victims of Muslim terrorism are other Muslims? And is it possible that the roots of what is called “Islamic terrorism” are found in historical and political conditions that include European colonialism and Western intervention in Middle Eastern countries and governments? — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 37

Categorization

• QUESTION: Open research question the author poses: whether political-historical conditions rather than Islamic texts explain terrorism — connects to the reader’s hinge question.
• XREF: connects to: Clash of civilizations framing located terrorism’s cause within Islam itself — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 266; Contemporary anti-Western sentiment and Western Islamophobia both stem from the colonial legacy — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 182; Early Islamic revivalism was a middle-class response to colonial threat — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 304 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Contemporary anti-Western sentiment and Western Islamophobia both stem from the colonial legacy #corroborates (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 182
• Clash of civilizations framing located terrorism’s cause within Islam itself #complicates (0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 266
• Early Islamic revivalism was a middle-class response to colonial threat #expands (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 304
• British colonial ideology consolidated the essentialized idea of Islam as a homogeneous threat #expands (0.60)
• Terrorism is not uniquely Islamic but also stems from corruption and state negligence #qualifies (0.55)