Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-302) and index.
Contents
Snow in the desert : Muhammad and the message of Islam -- Fortresses and mountain paths : 1,000 years of Islamic expansion -- Haters of song : the early Wahhabi movements -- Global gamblers : the Wahhabi-Saudi conquest of Arabia -- The coming of the imam : Khomeini's Islamic Revolution -- Permanent jihad : the shadow of Afghanistan -- Sword of dishonor: The Wahhabi International -- Religious colonialism : Wahhabism and American Islam -- Whither Saudi Arabia?.
Summary
In this informed, compelling exploration of Moslem beliefs and of the sectarian conflicts within the community, a Jewish historian paints a sympathetic portrait of mainstream Islam and exposes the centuries-old roots of Osama bin Laden's extremism.
