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Life is more beautiful than paradise : a jihadist's own story / Khaled al-Berry ; translated by Humphrey Davies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Birrī, Khālid.
- Standardized Title:
- Dunyā ajmal min al-Jannah. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birrī, Khālid.
- Islamic fundamentalism.
- Muslims--Egypt--Biography.
- Muslims.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1986, when this autobiography opens, the author is a typical fourteen-year-old boy in Asyut in Upper Egypt. Attracted at first by the image of a radical Islamist group as "strong Muslims," his involvement develops until he finds himself deeply committed to its beliefs and implicated in its activities. This ends when, as he leaves the university following a demonstration, he is arrested. Prison, a return to life on the outside, and attending Cairo University all lead to Khaled al-Berry's eventual alienation from radical Islam. This book opens a window onto the mind of an extremist who turns
- Contents:
- Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1- Paradise; 2- God is mine alone; 3- The message revealed; 4- Temptation; 5- Life; Glossary
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781617970511
- 1617970514
- 9781936190201
- 1936190206
- OCLC:
- 948378392
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