Ideological Counter-Narrative as a Response to Fundamentalist Ideology in Europe and South Asia. An Analysis of Selected Cases in Their Cultural Context and an Outline of Recommended Activities

The article discusses the issues of religious radicalisation and de-radicalisation in contemporary Islam. Its authors present complex phenomena ideological, historical, cultural political contexts processes, investigate distribution radical propagandist materials among various Muslim communities around world analyse consequences ideological transformation Islamic fundamentalism selected European countries. conclude that propaganda has a global appeal due to fact it adopted carefully group globally recognised ideologues (Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Abul A’la Maududi, Sayyid Qutb), but recommended processes should be rooted locally or regionally. proposes constructive theoretical framework, working hypothesis constantly revised modified changing socio-political environment.