Al qaeda religious terrorism books

The cambridge companion to religion and terrorism edited by james r. This reflects a broader trend in terrorism directed against religious targets. Terrorism is a form of psychological warfare, requiring a psychologically sophisticated response based on an understanding of how terrorists think. So many books are published on terrorism and counterterrorismrelated subjects that. Tim mackintoshsmith on travelling in the muslim world books. Even though its immediate objectives are political rather than religious, alqaeda is a distinctively islamic group. Isis, alqaeda, and the altright by laqueur, walter. The rather silly cover of his book on the subject belies what is in fact a thorough, erudite, dispassionate and compelling account of the rise of radical islam, of which al qaeda in its strict sense is really only a small part.

Al qaeda and the nature of religious terrorism request pdf. This was especially the case following september 2001, when alqaeda. The values and ideas, the wants, of militants are very varied. Terrorism is not an ideology, and alqaedas ideology of seeking a talibanlike. Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright, the panther by nelson demille, the black banners. Despite the great attention being expensed on terrorism and counterterrorism studies. Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisations collection. The organization has been designated as a terrorist group by the united nations. The cambridge companion to religion and terrorism edited by james. Alqaeda is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama. Its often overwhelming and difficult to pinpoint exactly whats going on, why, where, when and with whom.

It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for carrying out the september 11 attacks of 2001. There is a lot of information out there in regards to isis, alqaeda and terrorism. Burke has spent a number of years in various islamic hot spots saudi, afghanistan. It argues that a distinction must be made between the ultimate aims and the immediate objectives of. As a young journalist you were sent to northern ireland to report on bloody sunday in 1972. Is it a disciplined, motivated, structured terrorist organisation led by a single criminal. For al qaeda, religion matters, he writes, but mainly in the context of. The youngest son of a wealthy yemeniborn businessman, bin laden was trained as a civil engineer grad. Alqaeda, broadbased militant islamist organization founded by osama bin laden in the late 1980s. University and the author of more than twentyfive books on europe, russia. The role of religion in alqaedas violence chapter 11.

The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled al qaida and al qaida is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. Top 150 books on terrorism and counter terrorism jstor. Not only is its chosen constituency a confessional one, but alqaeda also usesand when necessary adaptswellknown islamic religious concepts to motivate its operatives. Global jihadists increasingly strike at religious targets. Yet these are important topics which affects us all. Jerry post provides us a road mapnot only of the mind of the terroristbut also how we can use that understanding to dissuade, deter, and destroy terrorist groups. Alqaeda is as much an ideology or a set of values as a single organisation led by a single leader. Few american writers understand the phenomenon of islambased terrorism better than writer lawrence wright, whose 2006 book the looming. Top 50 books on terrorism and counterterrorism sinai. In the disagreement over whether alqaedas objectives are religious or. The best books on alqaeda five books expert recommendations.

Lawrence wrights chilling new book explores roots of. You devoted the next 30 years to investigating the troubles, becoming one of the foremost experts on the subject. It is not only islam that fosters religious extremism, dr. The future of terrorism hardcover isis, alqaeda, and the altright. Throughout history, terrorist means have been used by militant groups of different religious orientation, often blended with nationalist and sociopolitical. This article examines the nature of religious terrorism, principally with reference to alqaeda. The role of religion in alqaedas violence chapter 11 the.