Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156031701 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Renowned Middle Eastern expert Fawaz A. Gerges takes us into the mind-set of the jihadi—or holy warrior—that lies behind so many headlines yet remains nearly impenetrable to us. Friedman, Fareed Zakaria, and Bernard Lewis. . This important work, now with a new afterword addressing the rise of Hezbollah, will join the ranks of those by Thomas L. Journey of the Jihadist puts a human face to events of the last thirty years—from the civil war in Lebanon to the war in Iraq to the conflict in Lebanon today. Using his firsthand knowledge of the "Arab street," he brings to life the stories of Kamal al-Said Habib, a founder of the Jihadist Movement, as well as dozens of other Islamic fundamentalists, as they struggle with the battle being waged for the soul of Islam
(May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Gerges argued nimbly, drawing upon numerous primary sources and firsthand interviews. Gerges has distilled his ideas to their core and done away with some of The Far Enemy's repetitions. . Published less than a year later, this new volume reads like a quicky follow-up. After traveling across the Middle East and meeting with former jihadists, he learned that Islamic militants often disagreed on critical issues (including whether to attack the United States) and that their movement was far more variegated than Washington's official portrayal suggests. It's now built around a series of profiles that give focus to each chapter and shed light on how key personalities within the jihadist vanguard see the world. It covers similar ground, draws upon similar sources and is considerably more limited in its scholarly aspirations—although not, perha
"Five Stars" according to Susan S.. was a gift for someone else. "Nuanced look at militant Islam" according to jchris2005. Fawaz Gerges gives an intimate and nuanced look what constitutes as a Jihadist in today's post 9/11 world in this very anecdotal book. Gerges interviews a diverse cast of self proclaimed Jihadists from across the Arab world and mixes in a few personal tales from his childhood days in war torn Lebanon. As a result this book is relatively easy to read, flows well and is not as dry as other books on this subject that I've read.Gerges's principal thesis seems to be that the Jihadist movement is far from being monolithic, elements within the community will differ on a wide variety of subjects that will range from goals. Tim F. Martin said Fascinating look at the internal divisions within political Islam. _Journey of the Jihadist_ by Fawaz A. Gerges is a fascinating look at the evolution of Islam in the last three decades. Having done extensive interviews with many Islamists and translated documents previously not available in the West, Gerges showed how that for the last thirty years "an internal struggle has been waged for the soul of Islam," a struggle that affects the very foundations of Muslim society and politics. The author believes that many in the West don't really comprehend the true relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East. Religion plays a huge role in Middle Eastern politics but of