God's Terrorists

The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad

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Charles Allen

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Now in B format A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda. The brutal assasination of Commissioner Frederick Mackeson on British India's North-West Frontier in 1853 was a bloody and public declaration of a conflict that was to stretch well into the next one hundred and fifty years. The Wahhabi tribe, extreme Islamist fundamentalists, set out to restore purity to their faith by declaring violent jihad on all who opposed them. Their history has long been forgotten and yet their vicious brand of political ideology lives on. The Wahhabi deeply influenced not only the formation of modern Saudi Arabia, but Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Their teachings educate orphan boys in Afghanistan and press rifles into their hands, for the sake of jihad. The parallels between this pivotal terrorist network and our post-9/11 political climate are staggering. Charles Allen sheds lights on the historical roots of modern terrorism and shows how this dangerous nineteenth-century theology lives on today.

Author Biography:

Charles Allen is one of the most celebrated travel writers and historians of his generation. Author Location: Taunton, Somerset Tales From The Dark Continent, Tales From The South China Sea, Plain Tales From The Raj, In Search Of Shangri-La, Soldier Sahibs, A Mountain in Tibet (0 349 10496 4)

Release date Australia

January 18th, 2007

Author

Charles Allen

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

Section: 16, b/w

Pages

384

Dimensions

128x196x26

ISBN-13

9780349118796

Product ID

1748406

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