TY - BOOK AU - Hiro,Dilip TI - War without end: the rise of Islamist terrorism and global response SN - 0415288010 AV - BP63.A35 H57 2002 U1 - 320.55 21 PY - 2002/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Middle East KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Islam and politics KW - Terrorism KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Fundamentalisme KW - Terrorisme KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- KW - fast N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -