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The Making Of Recent History

14.02.2016 12:21

There is a growing interpretation of Islam that is based on the dissatisfaction of Muslims and the perceived defeat of Muslim peoples by the West. Today's interpretation of history has been created by the West.Rather than living on its margins in humiliation, the world and life as it is should end. The.

There is a growing interpretation of Islam that is based on the dissatisfaction of Muslims and the perceived defeat of Muslim peoples by the West. Today's interpretation of history has been created by the West.
Rather than living on its margins in humiliation, the world and life as it is should end. The battle to bring an end to the world, life or history is called jihad (holy war). All Muslims are invited to join jihad by Salafi jihadists who possess this apocalyptic ideology.
Death is not the end for the jihadist, it is just an instrument with which to start something new: the promised life, here or in the other world. However, such an ambitious and ontological endeavor needs a political body to summon and command the jihadists. This body is the caliphate: the ultimate authority of Sunni Islam that guides believers onto the true path left by the Prophet.
The Ottoman dynasty assumed the title of caliphate from the early 16th century, but the designation was later dropped by the secular Turkish Republic in 1924. Now, jihadists who have formed the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have picked up the standard of the caliphate to claim leadership of all Sunni Muslims (the rest are just heretics, anyway). In this sense, ISIL preempted the hopes and plans of “neo-Ottomans” (Turkish political Islamists).
ISIL's apocalyptic understanding of life and history rests on the concept of the “end of time” and is shared by various groups of alienated, disillusioned and downtrodden Muslims all over the world. They want to put an end to the world as it is and build their own. Young people in search of a future in countries that cannot offer one are especially attracted to this idealistic agenda because it has emerged from an Islamic cultural zone. Muslims need to assert themselves and feel empowered in the face of a superior enemy that they no longer fear.
ISIL's territorial control, ruling over vast stretches of land in Syria and Iraq alike, and its command over lucrative assets like oil are not only sources of power, but also attract recruits for economic reasons.
The Russian invasion of Afghanistan gave birth to al-Qaeda. The US invasion of Iraq led to the emergence of ISIL. In the absence of any attachment to the concept of nationhood, a supra-national alliance of Muslims grew to defend Islam and avenge the colonialist demons on behalf of all Muslims.
ISIL recruits from Western countries are either Muslim migrants or converts who are not necessarily marginal people. But the desire to prove themselves by serving the caliphate, a genuine Islamic state run under Shariah and completely free of Western influence have brought them together. Non-combatant recruits of professional backgrounds want to contribute something to a new movement.
ISIL is a new phenomenon with modern methods and instruments, including its weaponry, online propaganda and tools of communication. ISIL is a network of Sunnis with international backgrounds who want to write a different history and take ownership of it.
The Islamist political establishment in Turkey expediently used the feelings of victimization and marginalization in its ascendance to power. This led them to sympathize with more radical Islamists who exploit the same feelings. That is why Turkey has been accused of helping the jihadists in their attempt to topple the Bashar al-Assad government in Syria by allowing free passage and recruitment to their ranks under the banner “opposition forces.”
Turkey's political leaders' miscalculation of the resilience of the Assad government and their insistence on ideological prejudices concerning Syria have disabled their influence both in Syria and the region at large.
That Turkey is not pressed between a rock and a hard place today is because the US needs Turkish military bases and the EU is paralyzed with fear by an influx of refugees. They need Turkey to fence in the refugees. Yet there are still hard times ahead because with so many unknowns, peace and stability are still a distant reality, not only in the Middle East but also in individual countries.

DOĞU ERGİL [Cihan/Today's Zaman]



 
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