Journal of Islamic Awakening Studies

The growth of extremism and distrust in the Western countries as an obstacle to the Islamic awakening; Explaining the Origins of Terrorism in the Western countries based on the Letters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the young people of the Europe and NORTH America.

Document Type : Scientific extension

Author

Mohsen Raddadi

Associate Professor of Political Science in Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought (IICT)

Abstract
The letters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the young people of the Europe and NORTH America are the main subject of this article. In these two letters, some causes and factors are mentioned as the roots of terrorism, including "The decline of political trust in the Western countries." This article attempts to explain how increase of distrust cause violence and extremism growth in the Western countries. This article explain the mechanism of trust and distrust, seeking to answer this question: "How has distrust in Western societies led to violence and extremism?" A descriptive-analytical method is used to explain it. The present hypothesis is that «distrust leads to the emergence of "hatred of foreigners", "incomplete cultural mix", "isolation and reduction of social cohesion" and "Extermination of trust", and thus intensifies extremist tendencies and committing terrorist acts.» At the end of this paper, with a pathologic look, some solutions to overcome the consequences of distrust are suggested.

Keywords

Political Trust
Extremism
Terrorism
The letters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the young people of the Europe and NORTH America
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Journal of Islamic Awakening Studies
Volume 6, Issue 12
March 2018
Pages 113-137

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