islamic fundamentalism

"A definitive account of the rescue mission to free hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls after their kidnapping by Boko Haram describes how a global social media campaign initiated with the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls prompted a dramatic worldwide intervention"--OCLC.

"Looks at the life and philosophy of Sayyid Qutb, dubbed 'the godfather ideologue of al-Qaeda.' The modern political idea of jihad - as a violent struggle against corrupt or anti-islamic regimes - is essentially the brainchild of one man who turned traditional Islamic percepts inside out and created radical political Islam"--Provided by publisher.

"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"--Provided by publisher.

Describes how ISIS recruited women of all ages from middle- and upper-class families from throughout the world. Rather than a land of justice and piety, they found themselves trapped within a brutal terrorist regime that rules by chaos, upheaval, and violence. Moaveni argues that the problem called terrorism is a far more complex, political, and deeply relatable one than we generally admit.

"In the early morning of April 14, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms . . . [Isha Sesay] follows the journeys of [three of the girls and] . . . delves into the Nigerian government's inadequate response to the kidnapping, exposes the hierarchy of how the news gets covered, and synthesizes crucial lessons about global national security. She also reminds us of the personal sacrifice required of journalists to bring us the truth at a time of growing mistrust of the media"--Provided by publisher.

"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"--Provided by publisher.

New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo reveals a rich account of everyday people swept up in war and extremism in Africa, and the resources they have used to fight back.

"Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare. His teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches of a radical mosque. Dimitri watched helplessly as his son, Jay, transformed from a gentle boy to a soldier in training, wearing traditional robes and following a strict diet. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. Too late, Dimitri learned that their country, Belgium, was the leading hotbed of Islamic radicalization"--Jacket flap.

The typical terrorist follows four steps: alienation from the dominant culture, sometimes due to joblessness and discrimination; a turn to petty crime; religious awakening and radicalization; and an initiatory journey to a Muslim country to train for jihad. Why do these people choose terrorism? This question has pressing relevance in today's world. The author is a widely respected international scholar of radical Islam and has spent years studying the path towards radicalism. In this book he offers a framework for both understanding contemporary terrorism and for taking steps to combat it.