{"product_id":"american-caliph-9781250872630","title":"American Caliph","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly'\u003c\/i\u003es Best Nonfiction Books of 2022  A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors'' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe riveting true story of America's first homegrown Muslim terror attack, the 1977 Hanafi siege of Washington, DC.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn March 9, 1977, Washington, DC, came under attack. Seven men stormed the headquarters of B'nai B'rith International, quickly taking control of the venerable Jewish organization's building and holding more than a hundred employees hostage inside. A little over an hour later, three more men entered the Islamic Center of Washington, the country's biggest and most important mosque, and took hostages there. Two others subsequently penetrated the municipal government's District Building, a few hundred yards from the White House. When the gunmen there opened fire, a reporter was killed, and city councilor Marion Barry, later to become the mayor of Washington, DC, was shot in the chest. The deadly standoff brought downtown Washingt\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529005605207,"sku":"9781250872630","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250872630.jpg?v=1731873922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-caliph-9781250872630","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}