audiobook The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology by From Marvin Perry in History

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Militant IslamismBy William Garrison Jr.This; indeed; is an "anthology" of selections of those who have participated in the developing the beliefs of `Islamic militantism' or have analyzed militant jihadism. Chapter contents include: PART I: "The Religious Sources of Islamic Terrorism" by Shmuel Bar (10 pages); "A Medieval Theorist of Jihad" by Ibn Taymiyyah" (10); "The Jihadists' Mentor: Sayyid Qutb" (2); "Myth in the Service of Jihad" by David Cook (4); PART 2 broad topic (46 pages) is: "Al Qaeda: Activating Jihadism" with insight from: Osama bin Laden; Ayman al Zawahiri; Efraim Karsh; Mary Habeck; Yassin Musharbash; PART 3 broad topic (35) is "The War on Terror: Seizing the Initiative" with mussings from: Daniel Benjamin; the 9/11 Commission Report; Bruce Hoffman; and Abdurrahman Wahid; PART 4 broad topic (25): "Suicide Bombers" with commentary from Walter Laqueur; Robert Paper; Anat Berko and Edna Erez; PART 5 broad topic (48) is "The Threat to the West: Terrorists in Our Midst" with thoughts from: Claude Moniquet; Lorenzo Vidino; Melanie Phillips; John Rosenthal; Nonie Darwish; and PART 6 topic (35): "Jews as Targets: The Islamization of European Anti-semitic Myths" as seen by the Anti-Defamation League; Itamar Marchus and Barbara Crook; Dr. Umayma Al-Jalahma; Hamas; Tariq Ramadan; and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (30). The editors also provide a brief analysis noting the relevance of the author being quoted and (at times) a brief review of that author's contentions. An interesting and informative `potpourri' of thoughts about militant Islamism.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy DMP75Good gathering of source documents on Jihad