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The Two Faces of Islam: Saudi Fundamentalism and Its Role in Terrorism
Contributor(s): Schwartz, Stephen (Author)

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 ISBN: 1400030455     ISBN-13: 9781400030453
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
OUR PRICE: $19.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2003
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Annotation: Since its formation in 1932, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by two interdependent families. The Al Sa'uds control politics and the descendants of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab impose Wahhabism--a violent, fanatical perversion of the pluralistic Islam practiced by most Muslims. Stephen Schwartz argues that Wahhabism, vigorously exported with the help of Saudi oil money, is what incites Palestinian suicide bombers, Osama bin Laden, and other Islamic terrorists throughout the world.
Schwartz reveals the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime, whose moderate facade conceals state-sponsored repression and terrorism. He also raises troubling questions about Wahhabi infiltration of America's Islamic community and about U.S. oil companies sanitizing Saudi Arabia's image for the West. This sharp analysis and eye-opening expose illuminates the background to the September 11th terrorist attacks and offers new approaches for U.S. policy toward its closest ally in the Middle East.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- Political Science | Terrorism
- Religion | Islam - Rituals & Practice
Dewey: 297.814
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.3" W x 8.52" L (0.58 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Atlantic Monthly 04/01/2003 pg. 94
New York Review of Books 07/03/2003 pg. 36
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 69206
Reading Level: 12.6   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 26.0
 
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Since its formation in 1932, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by two interdependent families. The Al Sa'uds control politics and the descendants of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab impose Wahhabism--a violent, fanatical perversion of the pluralistic Islam practiced by most Muslims. Stephen Schwartz argues that Wahhabism, vigorously exported with the help of Saudi oil money, is what incites Palestinian suicide bombers, Osama bin Laden, and other Islamic terrorists throughout the world.

Schwartz reveals the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime, whose moderate facade conceals state-sponsored repression and terrorism. He also raises troubling questions about Wahhabi infiltration of America's Islamic community and about U.S. oil companies sanitizing Saudi Arabia's image for the West. This sharp analysis and eye-opening expose illuminates the background to the September 11th terrorist attacks and offers new approaches for U.S. policy toward its closest ally in the Middle East.
 
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