Full name: Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy

Author: Fawaz A. Gerges Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Politics, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780156031707 0156031701

Renowned Middle Eastern expert Fawaz A. Gerges takes us into the mind-set of the jihadi--or holy warrior--that lies behind so many headlines yet remains nearly impenetrable to us. Using his firsthand knowledge of the "Arab street," he brings to life the stories of Kamal al-Said Habib, a founder of the Jihadist Movement, as well as dozens of other Islamic fundamentalists, as they struggle with the battle being waged for the soul of Islam. Journey of the Jihadist puts a human face to events of the last thirty years--from the civil war in Lebanon to the war in Iraq to the conflict in Lebanon today. This important work, now with a new afterword addressing the rise of Hezbollah, will join the ranks of those by Thomas L. Friedman, Fareed Zakaria, and Bernard Lewis.