The road to al-Qaeda : the story of Bin Lāden's right-hand man / Montasser al-Zayyāt ; introduction by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi ; translated by Ahmed Fekry ; edited by Sara Nimis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zayyāt, Muntaṣir.

Contributor:

Nimis, Sara.

Fekry, Ahmed.

Abu-Rabiʻ, Ibrahim M.

Series:

Critical studies on Islam.

Critical studies on Islam

Standardized Title:

Ayman al-Ẓawāhirī-- ka-mā ʻaraftuh. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorists--Egypt--Biography.

Terrorists.

Islamic fundamentalism--Egypt.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Jihad.

Islam and politics.

Egypt--Politics and government--1970-1981.

Egypt.

Qaida (Organization).

Ẓawāhirī, Ayman.

Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.

Bin Laden, Osama.

Physical Description:

xxi, 137 p.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by an Egyptian human rights lawyer, it is the first English-language account of the development of tensions between violent and non-violent factions in radical Islamist movements, from the perspective of an insider. It is also a biography of one of the world's most-wanted terrorists: Egyptian-born Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri. Widely recognized as the man who will take over the leadership of Al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden, he is also the reputed architect of the Riyadh bombings in Saudi Arabia. The original version of this book sold widely across the Arabic world. Reproduced in translation here, with an extensive introduction from distinguished scholar Ibrahim Abu Rabi, it stands alone as an unrivalled account of the divisions within militant Islamist ideology. The author provides insight into the internal politics of Islamic Jihad, and the radicalisation of bin Laden's deputy; he examines Zawahiri's opposition to efforts by other militant Islamists to call a ceasefire with the Egyptian authorities; and he narrates the redirection of Zawahiri's activities towards the US and Israel. As an insight into one of the key minds behind Al-Qaeda this book makes unparalleled and disturbing reading. It is an important document for anyone who seeks to understand how a minority extremist ideology came to have such an impact on world events.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Preface

Notes on the English Language Edition

Preface

Introduction Ayman al- Zawahiri as I Knew Him

1 The Aristocrat as Fundamentalist

2 The Aftermath of SadatÌs Assassination

3 Afghanistan: Land of Jihad

4 Changes in ZawahiriÌs Ideology: The Near and Far Enemies

5 The Ceasefire Initiative of the GamaÎ a al- Islamiyya

6 Islamists Pay for ZawahiriÌs Mistakes

7 Executing a Boy and Killing a Prominent Group Leader

8 The Struggle Continues

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781783716036

1783716037

9781849642149

1849642141

OCLC:

656256565