Genre: Terrorism
Paperback: 229 pages

Description: Islamic Extremism in Egypt -- history and structure as told by diplomats on the scene.

Synopsis:

From the near-mainstream Muslim Brotherhood to the dreaded Takfir Wal Hijra, this volume provides a stunning and expansive history of Egypt's varied Islamic fundamentalist and extremist movements. Broad historical context meets detailed individual profiles in a series of accounts. Included among these declassified State Department cables are a history of the Muslim Brotherhood, a "guide to the Gama'at," profiles of individual sheikhs and political leaders, and intelligence reports concerning the structure and organization of "blind shiekh" Omar Abdel Rahman's The Islamic Group (Gama'at Islamiyya).

More than 200 pages of declassified State Department documents including reports of interviews with members of Al Gama'at Islamiyyah and Takfir Wal Hijra. Ideal for academic coursework. The contents of this wire-bound collection were selected and compiled by INTELWIRE.com's J.M. Berger, lead researcher of the cable TV documentary on Ali Mohamed, National Geographic Presents: Triple Cross: Bin Laden's Spy In America.

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Product Details:

· Paperback: 229 pages
· Binding: Wire-O
· Publisher: Intelwire Press (July 2007)
· Product Number: 030-152110723