Shariah law: Islamic rituals: jihad Books

Book SynopsisJournalist Khaled Ahmed analyzes Pakistan's democracy challenges and religious influence, focusing on post-9/11 terrorism policies. He discusses the country's role as a terrorist safe haven despite joining the US in the war on terror, and delves into the origins of terrorist groups and the forgotten ideologies of Pakistan's founding figures.

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Book SynopsisPakistan is host to the largest concentration of jihadist groups in the world. Since the 1980s, the Pakistani state has been accused of sponsoring local jihadist groups and sending Pakistani volunteers to support them. This book is based on almost 114 interviews, conducted mainly in Urdu and Pashto, from within Al-Qaeda and affiliated jihadist groups. It examines the relationship between the Pakistani security agencies and Al-Qaeda, and how they both became entangled and used by the local jihadists they were themselves trying to exploit. The interviews paint a picture of the shifting strategies and priorities of the different jihadi groups in the early 21st century, covering their ideological objectives, their agreements and disagreements over tactics, as well as pressure from rival militant groups and internal factionalism. The book is the most in-depth study of jihadism in Pakistan, and Antonio Giustozzi highlights the strategies global jihadists deployed after 9/11 and how Al-QaedTrade ReviewThere could not be a better time for a book on jihadism in Pakistan, and there could hardly be a more distinguished author to tackle the task. * International Affairs *For decades, academics and analysts have been pointing to a relationship between the Pakistani deep state and the militants. But an in-depth analysis on the extent and nature of this relationship was sorely missing, until now. Pakistan’s Jihadism: between deep state and global jihad fills the gap with evidence derived from interviews and previously unknown documents. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Pakistani politics, and global and regional security dynamics. * Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Illinois State University, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1. How Pakistan’s deep state, AQ and the jihadists met 1980-2000 2. The strategies of the global jihadists in Pakistan after 2001 3. The TTP: bastard offspring of global jihad 4. The Sunni supremacists: deviant allies of AQ 5. Global jihad and the Kashmiri jihad: co-opting or being co-opted? Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAntonio Giustozzi is Research Fellow at the LSE, UK and a fellow at RUSI, UK. He has written or edited eleven books including Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop, The Islamic State in Khorasan and Taliban at War as well as several articles and papers on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria.Trade ReviewThere could not be a better time for a book on jihadism in Pakistan, and there could hardly be a more distinguished author to tackle the task. * International Affairs *For decades, academics and analysts have been pointing to a relationship between the Pakistani deep state and the militants. But an in-depth analysis on the extent and nature of this relationship was sorely missing, until now. Pakistan’s Jihadism: between deep state and global jihad fills the gap with evidence derived from interviews and previously unknown documents. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Pakistani politics, and global and regional security dynamics. * Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Illinois State University, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1. How Pakistan’s deep state, AQ and the jihadists met 1980-2000 2. The strategies of the global jihadists in Pakistan after 2001 3. The TTP: bastard offspring of global jihad 4. The Sunni supremacists: deviant allies of AQ 5. Global jihad and the Kashmiri jihad: co-opting or being co-opted? Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNo word in English evokes more fear and misunderstanding than ''jihad''. To date the books that have appeared on the subject in English by Western scholars have been either openly partisan and polemical, or subtly traumatised by so many acts and images of terrorism in the name of jihad, and by the historical memory of nearly one thousand four hundred years of confrontation between Islam and Christianity. War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad aims to change this. Written by a number of Islamic religious authorities and Muslim scholars, this work presents the views and teachings of mainstream Sunni and Shi''i Islam on the subject of jihad. It authoritatively presents jihad as it is understood by the majority of the world''s 1.7 billion Muslims today, and supports this understanding with extensive detail and scholarship. Though jihad is the central concern of War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad, the range of the essays is not confined exclusively to the study of jihad. The work is divided into three parts: War and Its Practice, Peace and Its Practice, and Beyond Peace: The Practice of Forbearance, Mercy, Compassion and Love. War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad aims to reveal the real meaning of jihad and to rectify many of the misunderstandings that surround both it and Islam''s relation with the ''Other''.

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Book SynopsisRadical Islam is an enduring global challenge that presents a national and international security threat. Instigation by hate preachers, inadequate government, societal attention, religious and reciprocal radicalization have allowed this threat to manifest into terrorist violence. Extremist ideologies have infiltrated religious, educational, and digital spaces and thus, terrorism’s shadow continues to shroud the safety and stability of countries and communities worldwide today.On 21 April 2019, the world’s most dangerous threat movement, the Islamic State, mounted one of its deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka. The surge of fear, suspicion, and prejudice following what is now known as ‘Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre’ fragmented the country, imbuing hatred and anger against the Muslim community. Years later, the radicalization pipeline remains intact, and the threat persists. With the global expansion of the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, will the world witness attacks of a similar or greater scale in the future?Equal parts treatise and reference material, this book answers this question by tracing the genesis, threat trajectory, and aftermath of the bombings and the personalities behind them. With unprecedented access to accounts from Islamic State detainees, affected families, intelligence specialists, and investigators, the book reflects on lessons learned and provides insight into how such attacks are organized and what measures can be taken to prevent or respond to these threats effectively.

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