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Azar Nafisi

Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long

Azar Nafisi

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Fundamentalism is described as something that developed in recent times rather than being an ancient or original form of religion. The comparison shows how both Hitler and Islamists manipulate religious ideas to stir strong feelings in people who feel oppressed, using these emotions to gain support.

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