Knowing the enemy : jihadist ideology and the War on Terror / Mary R. Habeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Habeck, Mary R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Islam and world politics.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qa'ida and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks.Mary Habeck explains that these extremist groups belong to a new movement-known as jihadism-with a specific ideology based on the thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna, and Sayyid Qutb. Jihadist ideology contains new definitions of the unity of God and of jihad, which allow members to call for the destruction of democracy and the United States and to murder innocent men, women, and children. Habeck also suggests how the United States might defeat the jihadis, using their own ideology against them.

Contents:

Nothing remains in its right place

Historical context

The Qur'an is our constitution

Our 'Aqida

The clash of civilizations. pt. 1, The American campaign to suppress Islam

The clash of civilizations. pt. 2, Jihad on the path of God

From Mecca to Medina : following the method of Muhammad

Jihadist ideology and the war on terror.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611730819

9781281730817

1281730815

9780300130690

0300130694

OCLC:

952731984