God's Terrorists

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Charles Allen

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What are the roots of todays militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world? In this insightful and wide-ranging history, Charles Allen finds an answer in an eighteenth-century reform movement of Muhammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab and his followers-the Wahhabi-who sought the restoration of Islamic purity and declared violent jihad on all who opposed them. The Wahhabi teaching spread rapidly-first throughout the Arabian Peninsula, then to the Indian subcontinent, where a more militant expression of Wahhabism flourished. The ranks of todays Taliban and al-Qaeda are filled with young men trained in Wahhabi theology. Gods Terrorists sheds much-needed light on the origins of modern terrorism and shows how this dangerous ideology lives on today.

Author Biography:

Charles Allen is an acknowledged authority on British Indian and South Asian history. His most recent books include Soldier Sahibs and The Buddha and the Sahibs. He lives in London.

Release date NZ

September 4th, 2007

Author

Charles Allen

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

384

Dimensions

152x229x26

ISBN-13

9780306815706

Product ID

7508275

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