Despite the frequent appearances of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman
al-Zawahiri on television screens worldwide, Al Qaeda remains an
elusive entity. As the world has grown increasingly familiar with
the spectacle of Islamist terrorism, Al Qaeda s essential worldview
has remained bewilderingly opaque. To reveal its inner workings,
Gilles Kepel and his collaborators, all scholars of Arabic and
Islam, have collected and brilliantly annotated key texts of the
major figures from whom the movement has drawn its beliefs and
direction. The resulting volume offers an unprecedented glimpse
into the assumptions of the salafist jihadists who have reshaped
political life at the beginning of the third millennium.
Excerpts from the work of Azzabdallah Azzam, Ayman al-Zawahiri,
Osama Bin Laden, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi drawn from speeches,
internet postings, and published writings tell the story of Al
Qaeda s evolution, from its origins in the Afghan war through the
war in Iraq. These texts reveal the rational, discursive mode used
to persuade and to justify violent armed struggle in a universe
defined by militant Islam. Substantial interpretive introductions
to each leader s work and extensive critical commentary provide
unparalleled access to the intellectual and doctrinal context of Al
Qaeda in which these radical ideas have taken shape.
By viewing Al Qaeda from within, this indispensable volume
reveals the terrorist network s insidious role in the global web
culture of today and the full dimensions of its frightening threat
to world stability and security.
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