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Bad Moon Rising
A Chronicle of the Middle East Today
by Gilles Kepel
ISBN: 0863563031
ISBN-13: 9780863563034
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Al Saqi
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Pages: 144
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Brand new. Gilles Kepel--a renowned expert on Islam--traveled to the Middle East as the US was still struggling with shock from 9/11. He made startling observations, which are presented in this compelling book. He spoke to young people, students, preachers, imams, militants islamists, and political leaders. Topics discussed are: the popularity of Bin Laden; resentment for America, and issues of religious fanaticism. ( more information)
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KEPEL, GILLES
SAQI BOOKS, 2003. Brand new. One of the world's foremost experts on Islam and Islamism, Kepel returned to the Middle East even as New York was still struggling with shock and dust. This book is a dispatch from history's most contentious region during a period of breaking news. ( more information)
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