Camille Tawil ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Bray.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Saqi,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
208 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Since 2001 America's War on Terror has achieved what Osama bin Laden could not: the unification of the jihad under al-Qa'ida's banner. Although today al-Qa'ida is seen as the epitome of jihad, when it first emerged other militant Islamists rejected its vision of a holy war against the West ... investigative journalist Camille Tawil charts the history of conflict and complicity between al-Qa'ida and its brothers in arms from the late 1980s to the present day. Drawing on a network of contacts in Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Algeria's Armed Islamic Group and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, he shows how the failure of their separate national struggles brought them increasingly under the influence of Osama bin Laden and his global agenda. From prison cells in Morocco to the caves of Tora Bora, Tawil gives us unique access to the key players behind the jihadist movement and the evolution of its violent ideology"--Page 4 of cover.
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UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Qāʻidah wa-akhawātuhā
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Story of Al-Qa'ida and the Arab jihadists
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Qaida (Organization)-- History-- 21st century.
Qaida (Organization)
Qaida (Organization)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Islam and politics-- Arab countries-- History-- 21st century.
Islam and politics-- Middle East-- History-- 21st century.
Islamic fundamentalism-- Arab countries-- History-- 21st century.