| Description |
xiv, 363 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Translated from the French. |
| Contents |
General introduction : al Qaeda, the essentials / Gilles Kepel -- Osama bin Laden. Introduction : Osama bin Laden, the iconic orator / Omar Saghi ; The companions' den (excerpts) ; Declaration of jihad against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy sanctuaries (excerpts) ; Interview with CNN (excerpts) ; World Islamic Front statement urging jihad against Jews and crusaders ; Interview with Al-Jazeera (excerpts) ; Tactical recommendations (excerpts) ; Second letter to the Muslims of Iraq ; Message to the American people -- Abdallah Azzam. Introduction : Abdallah Azzam, the imam of jihad / Thomas Hegghammer ; The defense of Muslim territories constitutes the first individual duty (excerpts) ; Join the caravan (excerpts) ; Morals and jurisprudence of jihad (excerpts) ; To the young Muslims of the United States (excerpts) ; The solid base (excerpts) -- Ayman al-Zawahiri. Introduction : Ayman al-Zawahiri, veteran of jihad / Stéphane Lacroix ; Bitter harvest : sixty years of the Muslim Brotherhood (excerpts) ; Advice to the community to reject the fatwa of Sheikh bin Baz authorizing parliamentary representation (excerpts) ; Knights under the Prophet's banner (excerpts) ; Loyalty and separation : changing an article of faith and losing sight of reality (excerpts) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Introduction : Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, jihad in "Mesopotamia" / Jean-Pierre Milelli ; Letter to bin Laden and Zawahiri (excerpts). |
| Subject |
Qaida (Organization)
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Terrorism.
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Jihad.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam and politics.
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| Added Author |
Kepel, Gilles.
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Milelli, Jean-Pierre.
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| ISBN |
9780674028043 |
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067402804X |
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