Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism
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GENERAL REFERENCE ON RELIGION & CULTURE
Religious Movements Homepage (University of Virginia) Christian Fundamentalism page Adherents.com (statistics on 4200 different religions) Islamweb/Islamic Studies Internet Curricular Resources Web Guides (UNC) Afghanistan Cultural Heritage (UNC)
MIDDLE EAST
Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) primers and articles: "Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict" "The Transformation of Islamic NGOs in Palestine" by Sara Roy
“Gush Emunim: The Twilight of Zionism?” by Ellen Cantarow
SOUTH ASIA
Babri Masjid Archive (Muslim site) VHP Shri Ramjanam Bhumi Movement (VHP is a prominent ideological Hindu organization) VHP Hindu Agenda VHP Challenges Before Hindu Society & Our Response BJP & the Ayodhya Movement (the BJP is a Hindu party affiliated with the VHP) Hindutva (meaning "Hindu principles," another slogan of the Hindu right) “Hindu Rashtra” (Hindu Nation) Nathuram Godse (assassin of Gandhi) Know Your Hindu Fundamentalism (Dalit or "Untouchable" website denouncing Indian Fascism)
Wabash Center resources page on Religion and Violence Wabash Center resources page on Sept. 11 attacks Social Sciences Research Council "after sept. 11: perspectives from the social sciences" Federal Research Division Terrorism Studies Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders "What is Political Islam?" by Charles Hirschkind "Islam and the Theology of Power," by Khaled Abou El Fadl Terrorism: Questions and Answers (Council on Foreign Relations)