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Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Militant Salafism is one of the most significant movements in politics today. Unfortunately its significance has not been matched by understanding. To begin to address this knowledge deficit this book argues that, rather than the largely unhelpful pursuit of individual 'root causes' offered in much of the literature, we would be better served by looking at the factors that have enabled and facilitated a particular political imagery. That political...
65) Iran
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"In the Islamic Republic of Iran, battle lines are drawn between conservative clerics claiming a God-given right to rule and reformers challenging their authority. This provocative program seeks to understand what happens when a modern state is recreated based on fundamentalist Islamic principles, and whether its society should be open and democratic or oppressed and authoritarian. From Iran's chaotic capital Tehran to its holy city of Qom, Iranians...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Includes information on abortion, Antichrist, apocalyptic violence, Bible, religious broadcasting media, George W. Bush, Christian Right, Christians, conversion process, converts, creationism, democracy, Democratic Party, dominionism, education system, elections, Darwin's theory of evolution, fundamentalism, homosexuality, Islam, Jesus, Jews, lesbians, liberalism, love, male church leaders, cult of masculinity, secular media, moral certitude, Nazism,...
Publisher
Solomon Productions
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In 1979, The Ayatollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, unleashed the Islamic revolution, and changed the world forever. Three decades later, New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg brings you a groundbreaking documentary film that takes you inside the three most dramatic movements of our time: the radicals, the reformers, the revivalists; explains the implications of each movement, the importance of each leader, not only through the lenses...
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Conservative radio host and syndicated columnist Dennis Prager provides a bold, sweeping look at the future of civilization with "Still the Best Hope," and offers a strong, cogent argument for why basic American values must triumph in a dangerously uncertain world.
72) How globalization spurs terrorism: the lopsided benefits of "one world" and why that fuels violence
Author
Publisher
Praeger Security International
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
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An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circle
As seen on 60 Minutes
"A comprehensive, meticulously constructed and eye-opening look at bin Laden as husband, father and leader-in-hiding. . . . An engaging and persuasive read."—Karen J. Greenberg, Washington Post
"Never less than gripping. . . . [Offers]...
As seen on 60 Minutes
"A comprehensive, meticulously constructed and eye-opening look at bin Laden as husband, father and leader-in-hiding. . . . An engaging and persuasive read."—Karen J. Greenberg, Washington Post
"Never less than gripping. . . . [Offers]...
