Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): Politics and Religion Journal

The Evolution of Jihad in the 21th century

Published: 2026-05-20

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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EDITORIAL

• A Word from the Editor-in-Chief: 20 years of the Journal and How Karl Marx Deeply Misjudged Religion

  Miroljub Jevtić

  11-12

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• A Word from the Guest Editor: The Evolution of Jihad in the 21st Century

  Khalifa Mubarak Al Dhaheri

  17-19

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TOPIC OF THIS ISSUE

• The Genesis of Modern Jihadism: 1979 as a Geopolitical and Ideological Watershed

  Lilia Chentouh

  29-43

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• The Clash of Civilizations Thesis: From the Securitization of the Realm of Ideas to the Manufacturing of Terrorism

  Adel Aissaoui

  45-69

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• The Phenomenon of Jihadist Thought in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Ideological Foundations to Armed Brutality

  Mohamed Bechari

  71-95

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• From Intervention to Insurgency: How American Foreign Policy Facilitated Jihadist Mobilization in the Muslim World

  Shafiq Flynn

  97-123

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• Psychological Pathways to Extremism: Radical Beliefs and the Rise of Violence in the Muslim World—A Case Study of Religious Alienation

  Badra Hamdi Alghanami

  125-149

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• Misreading the Tradition: A Critical Analysis of Four Islamic Legal Concepts in Extremist Jihadi Discourse

  Bachar Bakour

  151-167

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ANALYSES

• From the Social Contract to the Gospel Covenant: Eschatology and the Rebirth of Prophetic Politics in Ethiopia

  Awol Ali Mohammed

  171-193

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REVIEWS, CRITICAL VIEWS AND POLEMICS

• "Waning Crescent: The Rise and Fall of Global Islam", by Faisal Devji. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2025.

  Fatiha Daouar

  197-199.

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• "When Politics Meets Religion: Navigating Old Challenges and New Perspectives", edited by Marko Veković and Miroljub Jevtić. London and New York: Routledge, 2025.

  Rastko Jović

  201-203

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