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Icon of evil : Hitler's Mufti and the rise of radical Islam / David G. Dalin, John F. Rothmann ; with a new introduction by Alan Dershowitz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dalin, David G., author.
- Rothmann, John F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ḥusaynī, Amīn, 1893-1974.
- Ḥusaynī, Amīn.
- Ḥusaynī, Amīn, 1893-1974--Influence.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Friends and associates.
- Hitler, Adolf.
- Muftis (Muslim officials)--Palestine--Biography.
- Muftis (Muslim officials).
- World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Islam and politics--Middle East--History--20th century.
- Islam and politics.
- World War, 1939-1945--Middle East.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Muslim.
- Germany--Foreign relations--Palestine.
- Germany.
- Palestine--Foreign relations--Germany.
- Palestine.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 227 p., [8 p. of plates] : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2017.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in this riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with vigor and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who, during World War II, was called "the fuhrer of the Arab world" and whose ugly legacy lives on today. With new and disturbing details, David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann show how al -Husseini ingratiated himself with his hero, Adolf Hitler, becoming, with his blond hair and blue eyes, an "honorary Aryan" while dreaming of being installed as Nazi leader of the Middle East. Al-Husseini would later recruit more than 100,000 Muslims in Europe to fight in divisions of the Waffen- SS, and obstruct negotiations with the Allies that might have allowed four thousand Jewish children to escape to Palestine. Some believe that al-Husseini even inspired Hitler to implement the Final Solution. At war's end, al-Husseini escaped indictment at Nuremberg and was harbored in France. Icon of Evil chronicles al-Husseini's postwar relationships with such influential Islamic figures as the radical theoretician Sayyid Qutb and Saddam Hussein's powerful uncle General Khairallah Talfah and his crucial mentoring of the young Yasser Ararat. Finally, it provides compelling evidence that al-Husseini's actions and writings serve as inspirations today to the leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations pledged to destroy Israel and the United States.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in 2008 by Random House"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-51396-6
- 1-351-51397-4
- 1-4128-1542-8
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