Mohanty['s] documentation is immense...woven together in a fine tapestry ...Mohanty...should be read by those concerned by the critical security issues of today, and wish[ing] to understand the dangerous world in which we live. -David Cook, professor of religious studies, Rice University ...The depth of author's knowledge...flows far outside of what is normally seen in a book on terrorism. He has presented some extremely sensible arguments that will help readers...[and]assist the policy-makers to formulate practical policies. -Dipak K. Gupta, Fred J. Hansen Professor of Peace Studies, Department of Political Science, San Diego State University An excellent book...well-researched, balanced, and vital data about the topic of radical Islam. I strongly recommend this book... -Dr.Tawfik Hamid, former member of the Islamic radical group Jamma Islamiya, Islamic reformer, and senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies ...A fresh and much-needed perspective...that weaves together millenarian yearnings and beliefs with twenty-first century operational methods and high technologies. -Efraim Karsh, professor of Middle East and Mediterranean studies, King's College, London, editor, The Middle East Quarterly Mohanty...advances Jihadism studies academically while making his findings easy to read for the public. -Walid Phares, professor of global strategies, National Defense University

Radicalism in Islam explores the causes of Islamic terrorism, the resurgence of radicalism, the global jihad of radical Islamists, and the impact of new technology on terrorism, including new deadly threats to information and environmental systems. The book includes: • Views of Muslim scholars both for and against jihad and perspectives of terrorism experts; • An analytical approach including systems engineering; • Empirical data on economics, energy, trade, globalization, religion, and immigration; • A wide range of topics related to terrorism including chemical terrorism, bioterrorism, nuclear terrorism, and cyber terrorism; • A discussion of terrorism in the hot bed of instability in Asia , Europe and America in detail and homegrown jihadists; • Historical perspectives and development of radical Islam and Sharia; • America’s flawed foreign policy and yielding to terrorism and oil diplomacy; • Mitigation strategies, structures technology, and counterinsurgency

"The book provides abundant source material on terms and concepts related to terrorism and different shades of politicised Islam." - Daily Times, Pakistan

"Nirode Mohanty, a very serious scholar, author and critic has done a very noteworthy effort in unraveling the entire gamut of Islamic terrorism in a way different from what have been found in other and similar works. Well written, nicely structured and analytically argued with a dispassionate vision and outlook , this book can cater to both the intellectuals, academicians and the common readers." - International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies