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The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East - Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS (Hardcover)
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The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East - Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
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Northern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the
Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim
jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'a worldviews. The
Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the
struggle led by an active minority of jihadist militants, some
claiming allegiance to ISIS, to seize control of Islam and impose
its rule over the region's Sunni Arab population. Bernard Rougier
introduces us to men with links to the mujahidin in Afghanistan,
the Sunni resistance in Iraq, al-Qaeda, and ISIS. He describes how
they aspire to replace North Lebanon's Sunni elites, who have been
attacked and discredited by neighboring powers and jihadists alike,
and explains how they have successfully positioned themselves as
the local Sunni population's most credible defender against
powerful external enemies--such as Iran and the Shi'a militia group
Hezbollah. He sheds new light on the methods and actions of the
jihadists, their internal debates, and their evolving political
agenda over the past decade. This riveting book is based on more
than a decade of research, more than one hundred in-depth
interviews with players at all levels, and Rougier's extraordinary
access to original source material. Written by one of the world's
leading experts on jihadism, The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East
provides timely insight into the social, political, and religious
life of this dangerous and strategically critical region of the
Middle East.
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