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2022

Radical evil and the Canadian multiculturalist otherness

The “radical evil” that tore Europe apart in the 20th century was totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt). Today, this evil has been reincarnated into a barbaric radicalisation that undermines societies. The radical evil that traumatizes Canada is fundamentalist jihad. This concept refers to current protest movements that retreat into an essentialist identity.

This paper proposes to address the relationship between Islamist fundamentalism and nationalist fundamentalism that endangers living together in Canada. In this logic, nationalist fundamentalism rejects the Other (the immigrant). In the face of hard nationalist fundamentalism, Islamist fundamentalism is taking hold. A religious and politicised identity that appeals to Islamist internationalism. It is an “inverse orientalism” that rejects minority status and imposes Islamism as an alternative.

Lecture given at the 3rd International Congress of the PLURIEL network, 23-27 May 2022 in Beirut.
In partnership with Saint Joseph University of Beirut and La Sagesse University.

Le « mal radical » qui a déchiré l’Europe au XXe siècle était le totalitarisme (Hannah Arendt). De nos jours, ce mal s’est réincarné en une radicalisation barbare qui fragilise les sociétés. Le mal radical qui traumatise le Canada est le jihad intégriste. Ce concept désigne les mouvements contestataires actuels qui se replient sur une identité essentialiste.

Cette communication se propose de traiter les rapports entre l’intégrisme islamiste et l’intégrisme nationaliste qui mettent en danger le vivre ensemble au Canada. Dans cette logique, l’intégrisme nationaliste rejette l’Autre (l’immigrant). Face à l’intégrisme nationaliste dur, l’intégrisme islamiste s’installe. Une identité religieuse et politisée qui fait appel à l’internationalisme islamiste. Il s’agit d’un « orientalisme inverse » qui rejette le statut minoritaire et impose l’islamisme comme alternatif.

Conférence donnée lors du 3è congrès international du réseau PLURIEL, du 23 au 27 mai 2022 à Beyrouth.
En partenariat avec l’Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth et l’Université La Sagesse.

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