NCTH 103 - Understanding Islam and Its Extremists

Surveys Islamic religion, history, and the rise of extremism. Explores the various Islamic empires; the development of sectarianism ; radical Islamist ideologies and their authors; extremists’ use of mass media; Muslim response to extremism within their faith; and implications for the future. Attempts to go inside the mind of the extremists to understand how they see themselves, their world, and their fight against the United States.



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