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Islams and Modernities keyword-african-american-history Extrastatecraft is the operating systemIslam has become the new spectre haunting Europe. All too often, even well meaning liberals portray the modern resurgence of Islam as the new Green Menaceintolerant, medieval and barbaricwhich has replaced Communism as the main threat to Western civilization and values. For Aziz Al Azmeh, this Orientalist and racist view of Islam is nothing but the mirror image of the myths propagated by Islamic fundamentalists and radicals. Both views share an