The way of the strangers: encounters with the Islamic State
The Way of the Strangers is an intimate journey into the minds of the Islamic State's true believers. From the streets of Cairo to the mosques of London, Wood interviews supporters, recruiters, and sympathizers of the group. Wood speaks with non-Islamic State Muslim scholars and jihadists, and...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Great Britain
Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
B Islamischer Staat |
| Further subjects: | B
IS (Organization)
B Terrorists (Syria) B Dschihadismus B Religion B Terrorism (Middle East) B Terrorism Religious aspects Islam B Mittlerer Osten B North Africa B Near East B Terrorists (Iraq) B Syria B Middle East History 21st century B Militancy B Islam B Ideology B Example B Iraq B Caliphate B Terrorist |
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| Summary: | The Way of the Strangers is an intimate journey into the minds of the Islamic State's true believers. From the streets of Cairo to the mosques of London, Wood interviews supporters, recruiters, and sympathizers of the group. Wood speaks with non-Islamic State Muslim scholars and jihadists, and explores the group's idiosyncratic, coherent approach to Islam. Through character study and analysis, Wood provides a clear-eyed look at a movement that has inspired so many people to abandon or uproot their families The Islamic State view of humanity -- A note on terminology -- Prologue -- The chosen sect -- Madness and methodology -- Musa cerantonio -- Yahya the American -- A dream deferred -- Dissent -- The war of the end of time -- Afterlife |
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| ISBN: | 0241240115 |