Islamism - Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Islamization of Knowledge, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Criticism of Islamism, Hizb UT-Tahrir, Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 135. Chapters: Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Islamization of knowledge, Anwar al-Awlaki, Criticism of Islamism, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Siege of Lal Masjid, Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Power of Nightmares, Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution, Abul Ala Maududi, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamofascism, Esam Omeish, Qutbism, Islamization of the Gaza Strip, Tahir-ul-Qadri, Islam in Azerbaijan, Taliban's rise to power, Indian Mujahideen, George Michael, Islamic revival, Ideology of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Talibanization, Divisions of the world in Islam, Qari Hussain, Islamic Declaration, European Council for Fatwa and Research, Salafist jihadism, Mutaween, Abd-al Mun'em Mustafa Halima Abu Basir, Tashbih Sayyed, 1990s uprising in Bahrain, Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi, Mohammad Fazel Lankarani, Fatwa on Terrorism, Muhammad Sa'id al-'Ashmawi, John Mohammed Butt, Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam, Shi'a theocracies, Islamistan, Civilization and its Enemies, Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi, Hamas-Jund Ansar Allah clash, Islamic inquisition, Hasba bill, Nakithoun, Hizb Waed. Excerpt: Al-Qaeda ( -d or -d; Arabic:, "the base" or "the foundation"), alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, is a global militant Islamist group founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad. Al-Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries, such as the September 11 attacks, Beslan school hostage crisis, US embassy bombings and Bali bombings. The U.S. government responded by launching the War on Terror. Al-Qaeda has continued to exist and grow through the decade from 2001 to 2011. Characteristic techniques include suicide attacks and simultaneous bombings of d...