The Relationship Between Religion And Fundamentalism In Middle East And Eurasia (Seyyedeh Motahhareh Hosseini, Iran Review)

The rise of Islamist fundamentalist movements in various parts of the Islamic world and outside has given birth to many mentalities and viewpoints about the nature of these movements and the way they spread. During previous years, al-Qaeda and the Taliban were the focus of attention from media and theoreticians as the most broad-based and the most challenging underground and violent movements. Today, however, Daesh is in the limelight due to different methods that it uses to publicize its violent acts, in addition to the wave of immigrants that are fleeing wars in the Middle East and Africa. One of the questions that can be raised here is what relationship exists between such groups and Islam? Does being a Muslim have anything to do with membership in and the rise of such groups?

http://www.eurasiareview.com/06052016-the-relationship-between-religion-and-fundamentalism-in-middle-east-and-eurasia/