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The Devotion of Imam al-Nawawi
This devotion (hizb) is not specific to any particular spiritual path (tariqa) and his highly respec...
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Welcome to Amal Press |
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Thomas Hegghammer, Stephane Lacroix, |
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| In November 1979, Juhayman al-Utaybi and his fellow rebels took over the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the holiest sanctuary in Islam, beginning what would become one of the most spectacular events in the modern history of Saudi Arabia.
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 ...an important book on a little known yet critical phase in the early history of Islamism. The more we understand about the historical roots of this phenomenon, the more we can attempt to address the problem in today’s world....
—John Bew, Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College and Deputy Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation |
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A stimulating and original work of scholarship. Hegghammer and Lacroix write with clarity and authority. This is a sane and lucid investigation into the religious origins that inspired the 1979 siege of the Grand Mosque....
—Azeem Ibrahim, Research Fellow, International Security Program, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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A skillful and scholarly blend of the theological, historical and contemporary contexts to the storming of the Grand mosque in November 1979. It offers original insight into Saudi religious politics, locating a particular form of pietistic rejectionist Islam within the broader context of Salafi thinking. This is a work of strong scholarship not only in its own terms as an account of events and context, but as a broader contribution to an important area of Terrorism Studies. As such it is essent...
—Max Taylor, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews and Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence |
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Al-Hidayah: A Classical Manual of Hanafi Law - Volume 1
This book, arguably the most popular and important work in the entire fiqh literature, has been tran...
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In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shakur is King: Reflections from Iran and the Arab World
In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shakur is King is a witty, engaging and intelligent travelogue t...
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William Blum
William Blum left the State Department in 1967, abandoning his aspiration of becoming a Foreign...
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