# Quote — Karen Armstrong, Muhammad

> The new radical Islam is not simply inspired by the hatred of the West, however. Nor is it in any sense a homogeneous movement. Radical Muslims are primarily concerned to put their own house in order and to address the cultural dislocation that many have experienced in the modern period.It is really impossible to generalize about the rise of this more extreme form of the religion. It not only differs from country to country, but from town to town and from village to village. People feel cut off from their roots: Western culture has invaded the interstices of their lives.

- Author: [Karen Armstrong](https://www.leafyquotes.com/karen-armstrong.md)
- Book: [Muhammad](https://www.leafyquotes.com/karen-armstrong/muhammad.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karen_Armstrong#Muhammad:_A_Biography_of_The_Prophet_(2001)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/karen-armstrong/muhammad/the-new-radical

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