Al Qaeda's global crisis : the Islamic state, takfir, and the genocide of Muslims / V. G. Julie Rajan.

Author
Rajan, V. G. Julie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Description
354 pages ; 24 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Contemporary terrorism studies [More in this series]
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-341) and index.
Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction global crisis : insecurity, terrorism, and human rights
  • Islamism, al Qaeda, and takfir
  • Iraq, 2003 : the Shia resurgence, Zarqawi's legacy, and the Islamic state
  • Syria, 2011 : convoluted loyalties, a chaotic insurgency, and the revival of the caliphate
  • Afghanistan 2001 : centuries of imperialism, the rise of the mujahidin, and the taliban
  • Pakistan, 2004 : blasphemy, tribalism, and a state of insecurity
  • Al Qaeda's global crisis : defending takfir, losing relevance and the rise of the Islamic state
  • Bibliography
  • Index.
ISBN
  • 9781138789975
  • 1138789976
LCCN
2014031954
OCLC
905594319
Other standard number
  • 99961836723
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