Huntington's Clash Of Civilization Analysis

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• One of the consequences and aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks is by the early 21st century many have concluded that Islam and Muslims are unreceptive and hostile to Westernization through its values, perspectives, practices and institutions. Huntington’s theory about civilizations and their inevitable clash was under the spotlight again and the rhetoric about the crusades brought back to life by the two supposedly clashing civilizations.
• The essay will try to refute the belief that a Clash of Civilizations is indeed an accurate description of the modern conflicts between Islam and the West. This will be achieved through examining the post-Cold War relationship between the West and the Islamic world up till now, highlighting …show more content…

• Huntington’s clash of civilizations hypothesis has many facets; according to him new patterns of conflict will occur along the boundaries of different cultures and forms of cohesion will be found within the cultural borders. The dominant source of conflict will shift from the clash of ideologies during the Cold War period (liberal democracy vs. communism) to the clash between nations and groups of different civilizations and cultures after the end of the Cold War.
• Central weaknesses of the thesis, according to critical theorists and scholars, is that:
 It deals with civilizations as monolithic and internally …show more content…

The Western hegemony and the so-called Muslim rage against Western civilization.
• The terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the war on terror: the revival of Huntington’s clash rhetoric through the Bush doctrine and the wakeup call, Al-Qaeda’s jihad against the new crusaders and the invasion of Iraq.
• The rise of the Islamic State and how its atrocities are perceived in the Islamic and the Arab world. The radicalization of new elements within Islamic jihadist and radical groups coupled with the vacuum created after the deposition of Saddam Hussein, has indeed contributed in disrupting the region and in setting the basis for a new wave of international terrorism

• Arab Spring: the socioeconomic and political reasons for the uprising. Did Islamists and radical Islam hijack the Arab Spring? How the rising differed from one Arab country to another and what is the role of the Western powers? The development of the United States strategy in the Middle East and how is perceived. What is expected to happen

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