Series which suggests that Islamic Fundamentalism, a growing political movement in the Middle East, has replaced the Soviet Union as the United States' newest enemy. The Islamists reject Euramerican political and social structures, and instead are striving for greater self-determination, more ethics in government, and a just solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.|THE RIDDLE OF POLITICAL ISLAM / produced by Chris Palmer, Patrick Esmond White, and the Pacifica National Program Service. - SERIES: The Challenge of Islam| no. 4 Series which suggests that Islamic Fundamentalism, a growing political movement in the Middle East, has replaced the Soviet Union as the United States' newest enemy. The Islamists reject Euramerican political and social structures, and instead are striving for greater self-determination, more ethics in government, and a just solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. CONTENT: Examination of the dilemma in Islamic fundamanetalism over who defines what is right under Islamic law, and how it is applied. BROADCAST: Satellite, 7 May 1993.
Examination of the dilemma in Islamic fundamanetalism over who defines what is right under Islamic law, and how it is applied.