The Two Faces of Islam: Saudi Fundamentalism and its Role in Terrorism

Anchor Books, New York, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Fifth impression. Size: Small Octavo. 346 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A remainder mark on the base of text block. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Middle East History; Terrorism; Saudi Arabia; 2000s; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1400030455. ISBN/EAN: 9781400030453. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10283. . 9781400030453