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Based on eyewitness accounts and original interviews, this bold new work provides a vivid portrayal of the evolving political and cultural role played by Islamic fundamentalist movements. Drawing on his firsthand experiences, Mark Huband moves deep inside the contemporary Islamic movements of countries as diverse as Morocco and Afghanistan. Huband reveals how Western powers have contributed to the rise of Islamic movements by their earlier support of the Afghan Islamic resistance and gives detailed accounts of his discussions with militant groups, Muslim scholars, and political opponents of the Islamic movements. Enriching these discussions, the author contextualizes the movements by exploring their historical and intellectual framework. The book uniquely illustrates the variety found within the movements, as well as the range of relationships the Islamic movements have to the various countries in which they are active. Warriors of the Prophet details the current crisis in Algeria; the disappointments of Arab nationalism and socialist experiments in Egypt; the social breakdown of Somalia in relation to the ideal of an Islamic way of life; the disaffected youth in the Islamic movements of Morocco, Egypt, and elsewhere; and the Islamic experiment and its relationship with the non-Islamic world as revealed in Sudan’s experience since 1989. Through these insightful accounts, Huband gives us a penetrating exploration of one of the major issues of the late twentieth century.
About the Author
Mark Huband is an award-winning journalist and former correspondent for The Guardian, The Observer, and The Times. He is currently Security Correspondent for the Financial Times. He lives in London.
“Huband knows his Islam, and in less than 200 pages, will give you the willies when you consider the black and poisonous fruits of your tax dollars at work.”
— RALPH (The Review of Arts, Literatures, Philosophy, and the Humanities)
”…Huband has produced a very good book that bridges the gap between scholarship and journalism and should interest a broad audience.”
— The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Huband has successfully revealed some of the dynamics at work in this very difficult field of academic research…His eyewitness accounts and penetrating interviews make this work a welcome contribution to the research in this field.”
— Religious Studies Review
“This well-researched book by a capable journalist presents a solid…discussion of the Islamist movements in Afghanistan, Somalia, Algeria, Egypt, and the Sudan…Suitable for general and academic audiences.”
— Choice
“A good introduction to the intricacies of political currents in the Arab-Islamic bloc of nations.”
— Book Review Digest
“Huband is at his best when he is discussing the role of the Western powers in the various states involved with Islamic movement. He provides excellent data and analysis that better reflect his journalistic talents.”
— History
“A highly enlightening book that comes at a most opportune time. The more Western readers are exposed to Islamic history and its contemporary state, the better the world is in a position to understand motives and actions.”
— Copley News Service
“A good introduction to the intricacies of political currents in the Arab-Islamic bloc of nations.”
— Booklist
“A significant contribution to the genuine understanding of the contemporary Islamic upsurge, too often misrepresented and diabolized.”
— Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, political commentator for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram
“An excellent and important work … it fills the urgent need to challenge contemporary mythology that political violence in the Arab world (or elsewhere) can be explained by mere reference to Islamic culture or religion.”
— François Burgat, author of l’Islamisme au Maghreb and l’Islamisme en face
“An interesting and timely study which should be read with careful attention by anyone concerned for the evolution of the Islamic world.”
— Sir Allan Ramsay, former British Ambassador to Morocco
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