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Book SynopsisThis book covers the many topics of `the war on terror' from legal, philosophical, economic and historical perspectives. The dialogue form of the book (essay-response) allows a broad representation of views, covering the situation in the Middle East, national security, politics of intervention, human rights, torture and the motives of the Iraq War. -- .
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Notes on contributors
Introduction: some notes on `terror' – Chris Miller
1. The function of narrative in the ‘war on terror’ – Ahdaf Soueif
1a. Response to Ahdaf Soueif – Elleke Boehmer
2. Terrorism, war and international law – 2a. Michael Byers
2a. Response to Michael Byers – Dino Kritsiotis
3. Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism – Conor Gearty
3a. Response to Conor Gearty – Sandra Fredman
4. Terrorism: reflections on harming the innocent – Thomas Pogge
4a. Response to Thomas Pogge – David Miller
5. War/terror/politics – Bat-Ami Bar On
5a. Response to Bat-Ami Bar On – Thomas Dublin
6. War, terrorism and the ‘war on terror’ – Jeff McMahan
6a. Response to Jeff McMahan – David Rodin
7. Islamic law, human rights and neo-colonialism – Khaled Abou El Fadl
7a. Response to Khaled Abou El Fadl – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti and Dr H. A. Hellyer
8. The threshold of the human: sexual violence and trauma in the war on terror – Joanna Bourke
8a. Response to Joanna Bourke – Avner Offer
9. Defending the transgressed by censuring the reckless against the killing of civilians
– Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti
i. Taqriz/Introduction – Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad
ii. Fatwa – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
iii. Select bibliography – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
iv. Glossary of Arabic terms – Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad
Index
