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War against Islam , also called the War on Islam or Attack on Islam , is a coined term to describe a perceived campaign to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam , using military , economic , social and cultural means. The campaign is supposedly waged by non-Muslims and by " false Muslims ", who are supposedly in collusion with the Western world . The phrase or similar phrases have been used by Muslims such as Ayatollah Khomeini , Sayyid Qutb , Osama bin Laden , the imam Anwar al-Awlaki , Chechen militant Dokka Umarov , Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary , and Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan . The English-language political neologism of "War on Islam" was coined in the 1990s and popularized only after 2001, with the " War on Terror " denounced as a "War on Islam" by critics. The supposed perpetrators of the war include Western powers (especially the United States ), pro-Western Muslim states, and non-Western, non-Muslim states such as Serbia ( Genocide in Bosnia ), Russia (for its actions in Chechnya and the Caucasus region in general), India (for the conflict in Kashmir ), and more recently China (for the Xinjiang conflict ). "Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S." CNN . Here Osama bin Laden says: This is why they established institutions and enacted laws to maintain their supremacy by creating the United Nations and the veto power.... They regard jihad for the sake of God or defending one's self or his country as an act of terror. US and Europe consider jihad groups in Palestine, Chechnya, Iraq and Afghanistan as terrorist groups, so how could we talk or have understanding with them without using weapons? Government efforts help only some IDPs rebuild their lives , IDMC, 13 August 2007 dead link ] Here Osama bin Laden mentions: Meanwhile, a UN resolution passed more than half a century ago gave Muslim Kashmir the liberty of choosing independence from India and Kashmir. George Bush, the leader of the Crusaders' campaign, announced a few days ago that he will order his converted agent [Pakistan President Pervez] Musharraf to shut down the Kashmir mujahidin camps, thus affirming that it is a Zionist-Hindu war against Muslims

War against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam , using military , economic , social and cultural means. The perpetrators of the theory are thought to be non-Muslims , particularly the Western world and " false Muslims ", allegedly in collusion with political actors in the Western world . While the contemporary narrative of the "War against Islam" mostly covers general issues of societal transformations in modernization and secularization as well as general issues of international power politics among modern states, the crusades are often narrated as its alleged starting point. The phrase or similar phrases have been used by Islamists such as Sayyid Qutb , Ayatollah Khomeini , Anwar al-Awlaki , Osama bin Laden , Chechen militant Dokka Umarov , cleric Anjem Choudary , and Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan . It has also been used in propaganda by al-Qaida and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . The English-language political neologism of "War on Islam" was coined in Islamist discourse in the 1990s and popularized as a conspiracy theory only after 2001. Jonathan Schanzer has argued that the historical Muslim indifference to the West turned to "alarmed dislike" with the beginning of Western military superiority in the 17th century. However, with the end of the era of Western colonialism, rage against non-Muslims and the governments of Muslim-majority countries stems not from alleged non-Muslim aggression and enmity, but allegedly from frustration over the unrelenting encroachment of mostly Western culture, technology, economies, and from a yearning for a "return to the glorious days when Islam reigned supreme." Richard Cohen (Aug 10, 2010). "Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S." CNN . "Trump's "Muslim ban" is a huge gift to ISIS" . ISIS has been trying for years to convince Muslims around the world that the West — and especially the United States — is at war with Islam. The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics . A short history of radical Islam" .

Terminology used by Muslims to describe the War on Terror War against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam , using military , economic , social and cultural means, or means invading and interfering in Islamic countries under the pretext of the war on terror , or using the media to create a negative stereotype about Islam. The perpetrators of the theory are thought to be non-Muslims , particularly the Western world and " false Muslims ", allegedly in collusion with political actors in the Western world . While the contemporary narrative of the "War against Islam" mostly covers general issues of societal transformations in modernization and secularization as well as general issues of international power politics among modern states, the crusades are often narrated as its alleged starting point. The phrase or similar phrases have been used by Islamists such as Sayyid Qutb , Ayatollah Khomeini , Anwar al-Awlaki , Osama bin Laden , Chechen militant Dokka Umarov , cleric Anjem Choudary , and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan . It has also been used in propaganda by al-Qaida and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . The English-language political neologism of "War on Islam" was coined in Islamist discourse in the 1990s and popularized as a conspiracy theory only after 2001. Jonathan Schanzer has argued that the historical Muslim indifference to the West turned to "alarmed dislike" with the beginning of Western military superiority in the 17th century. However, with the end of the era of Western colonialism, rage against non-Muslims and the governments of Muslim-majority countries stems not from alleged non-Muslim aggression and enmity, but allegedly from frustration over the unrelenting encroachment of mostly Western culture, technology, economies, and from a yearning for a "return to the glorious days when Islam reigned supreme." Richard Cohen (Aug 10, 2010). "Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S." CNN . "Trump's "Muslim ban" is a huge gift to ISIS" . ISIS has been trying for years to convince Muslims around the world that the West — and especially the United States — is at war with Islam. The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics . A short history of radical Islam" .

Concept in Islamist discourse The " War on Islam " is a concept advocated by some Muslims to denote what they perceive as a concerted effort by non-Muslims and " false Muslims " to harm, weaken, or annihilate Islam and Muslim society around the world. This effort is described as consisting of any level of military, economic, social, or cultural interference in the affairs of Muslim-majority countries , accompanied by negative portrayals of Islam in the media . Though the idea itself was put forward by some Muslim scholars centuries ago, it became particularly widespread in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism in 2001. Generally, the themes of the "War on Islam" mostly concern the issues of modernization and secularization in Muslim society, as well as current international power politics. Many Islamists who have asserted the "War on Islam" theory have cited the Crusades as the earliest manifestation of an ongoing organized campaign to destroy Islam. The phrase or similar phrases have been used by several notable Muslim figures, such as Egyptian political theorist Sayyid Qutb ; Iranian revolutionary Ruhollah Khomeini , who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution ; Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki ; Saudi-born militant leader Osama bin Laden , who founded al-Qaeda in 1988; Chechen warlord Dokka Umarov ; British-Pakistani cleric Anjem Choudary ; and Palestinian-American ex-soldier Nidal Hasan , who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting . The concept has also been repeatedly invoked by a number of jihadist groups , including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State . The English-language political neologism of "War on Islam" was coined in Islamist discourse in the 1990s and gained significant popularity as a conspiracy theory after 2001. While the "War on Islam" theory primarily and most frequently targets the Western world and Israel as the perceived orchestrators, it has also been used to antagonize a variety of other societies and countries, namely India , Russia , and China , as well as the governments of Muslim countries that are seen as subservient to the aforementioned non-Muslim orchestrators' interests. American author Jonathan Schanzer has argued that the historical Muslim indifference to the Western world turned to "alarmed dislike" with the beginning of Western military and economic superiority in the 17th century. However, since the end of the era of Western colonialism, the rage among Islamists towards non-Muslims and the governments of Muslim-majority countries stems not from alleged non-Muslim aggression and enmity, but from frustration over the unrelenting encroachment of non-Muslim culture, technology, economies , and from a yearning for a "return to the glorious days when Islam reigned supreme ." Richard Cohen (Aug 10, 2010). "Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S." CNN . "Trump's "Muslim ban" is a huge gift to ISIS" . ISIS has been trying for years to convince Muslims around the world that the West — and especially the United States — is at war with Islam. The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics . A short history of radical Islam" .