Hiro, Dilip

War without end : the rise of Islamist terrorism and global response / Dilip Hiro - Revised edition - xxxiv, 513 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-490) and index

The rise of Islam: Sunnis and Shias -- Orthodox Islam and Sufism -- Islam in modern times -- The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its offshoots -- Saudi Arabia: the oldest fundamentalist state -- Afghanistan: fundamentalism victorious, with American backing -- Bombing of US embassies: a wake-up call -- Eighty minutes that shook the world and global response -- Ongoing war against terror: an uncharted territory

After providing a brief history of Islam as a religion and as socio-political ideology, Dilip Hiro outlines the Islamist movements that have thrived in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan and their changing relationship with America

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Islamic fundamentalism--History--Middle East--20th century
Islam and politics--History--Middle East--20th century
Terrorism--History--Middle East--20th century
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam
Fundamentalisme
Islam
Terrorisme


Middle East--Politics and government--1945-


History.

BP63.A35 / H57 2002

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