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Informationen zum Autor Gilles Kepel is Professor and Chair of Middle East Studies at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. Jean-Pierre Milelli is lecturer in Arabic at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris. Stéphane Lacroix is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po, Paris. Klappentext To reveal Al Qaedäs inner workings, Kepel and his collaborators have collected and brilliantly annotated key texts of the major figures from whom the movement has drawn its beliefs and direction. The resulting volume offers an unprecedented glimpse into the assumptions of the salafist jihadists who have reshaped contemporary political life. Zusammenfassung To reveal Al Qaeda’s inner workings, Kepel and his collaborators have collected and brilliantly annotated key texts of the major figures from whom the movement has drawn its beliefs and direction. The resulting volume offers an unprecedented glimpse into the assumptions of the salafist jihadists who have reshaped contemporary political life. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Contents * Contributors * Note on the Translation * general introduction: Al Qaeda! the Essentials Gilles Kepel Part I: Osama Bin Laden * Introduction: Osama Bin Laden! the Iconic Orator Omar Saghi * The Companions Den (Excerpts) * Declaration of Jihad against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries (Excerpts) * Interview with CNN (Excerpts) * World Islamic Front Statement Urging Jihad against Jews and Crusaders * Interview with Al-Jazeera (Excerpts) * Tactical Recommendations (Excerpts) * Second Letter to the Muslims of Iraq * Message to the American People Part II: Abdallah Azzam * Introduction: Abdallah Azzam! the Imam of Jihad Thomas Hegghammer * The Defense of Muslim Territories Constitutes the First Individual Duty (Excerpts) * Join the Caravan (Excerpts) * Morals and Jurisprudence of Jihad (Excerpts) * To the Young Muslims of the United States (Excerpts) * The Solid Base (Excerpts) Part III: Ayman Al-Zawahiri * Introduction: Ayman al-Zawahiri! Veteran of Jihad Stephane Lacroix * Bitter Harvest: Sixty Years of the Muslim Brotherhood (Excerpts) * Advice to the Community to Reject the Fatwa of Sheikh Bin Baz Authorizing Parliamentary Representation (Excerpts) * Knights under the Prophet's Banner (Excerpts) * Loyalty and Separation: Changing an Article of Faith and Losing Sight of Reality (Excerpts) Part IV: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi * Introduction: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi! Jihad in "Mesopotamia" Jean-Pierre Milelli * Letter to Bin Laden and Zawahiri (Excerpts) * Notes * Index ...
