

Knowing the Enemy
Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror
Author: Mary Habeck
Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin
Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 09/22/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, Political Science, Terrorism, Religion, Islam
Synopsis
Mary Habeck explains that these extremist groups belong to a new movement—known as jihadism—with a specific ideology based on the thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna, and Sayyid Qutb. Jihadist ideology contains new definitions of the unity of God and of jihad, which allow members to call for the destruction of democracy and the United States and to murder innocent men, women, and children. Habeck also suggests how the United States might defeat the jihadis, using their own ideology against them.