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Title: Knowing the Enemy
Subtitle: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror
Author: Mary Habeck
Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-21-10
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Islam
Publisher's Summary:
After September 11, Americans agonized over why 19 men hated the United States enough to kill 3,000 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-Qaeda, 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.
Critic Reviews:
"In considerable detail and with admirable clarity, [Habeck] contributes one of the most valuable books on the ongoing Middle East - and world - crisis." (Booklist)
