How “Big Brother” Became the “Great Satan” CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AMONG THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Published in: The Anti-American Century p. 109
• Main Author: Farish Ahmad Noor
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Central European University Press 20-04-2007
• Edition: NED - New edition, 1
• Subjects: American studies; Anthropology; Armed conflict; Asian studies; Bank accounts; Banking; Banking services; Behavioral sciences; Communism; Countries; Economic disciplines; Economics; Ethnic groups; Ethnography; Ethnology; Ethnoreligious groups; Financial economics; Government; Government officials; History of the Americas; Human geography; Islam; Military science; Muslims; North American history; Political geography; Political ideologies; Political Islam; Political philosophy; Political science; Religion; Social sciences; South Asian studies; Spiritual belief systems; United States history; War
• ISBN: 9789637326806; 9637326804

Anti-Americanism is not a new phenomenon in Southeast Asia,¹ but over the past few years, and certainly in the wake of the attacks on the United States of America on September 11, 2001, it has taken on an increasingly religious character. While the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region has always been troubled by insurgent, autonomous and militant movements,² the rise of religiously-inspired militancy with the United States as its primary focus is a new phenomenon that troubles the ASEAN heads of state. Understanding this new phenomenon of religiously inspired anti-Americanism requires some understanding of the history of the