Inside Jihad

by Hamid, Tawfik

• ISBN13: 9780981547107
• ISBN10: 0981547109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-06
• Publisher: Dr Tarek Adbel

Summary

This is an insider analysis of the phenomenon of Jihad and Radical Islam by an ex-Islamic Extremist and an associate of the second in command (after Bin Laden) of Al-Qaeda.

Author Biography

Tawfik Hamid is a medical doctor, an educator, an ex-Islamic extremist, and currently a reformer of Islam and counter-terrorism specialist.

Table of Contents

Copyright & Publisher Information	p. 3
Table of Contents	p. 4
A Brief Overview of Islam	p. 8
The Making of an Islamic Terrorist	p. 15
Childhood	p. 15
Egypt's "Revival of Islam"	p. 17
Adolescence	p. 20
Medical School	p. 22
A New Recruit	p. 24
Phases of Indoctrination	p. 28
Hatred	p. 28
Suppression of Conscience	p. 29
Desensitization to Violence	p. 30
Tactics of Indoctrination	p. 32
Suppression of Critical Thinking	p. 33
Superiority	p. 34
State of War	p. 34
Sex and Paradise	p. 35
Prophet Muhammad as Role Model	p. 38
Fear of Hell	p. 39
Restriction of Emotional Outlets	p. 40
Doctor "Ayman"	p. 41
Second Thoughts	p. 47
Final Remarks	p. 50
Myths and Misconceptions About Islamism	p. 55
Root Causes	p. 57
Poverty	p. 57
Discrimination	p. 59
Lack of Education	p. 61
Absence of Democracy	p. 62
Western Colonialism and Imperialism	p. 63
The Arab/Israeli Conflict	p. 64
US Foreign Policy	p. 68
The Meaning of "Jihad"	p. 70
"Jihadists just want to be heroes"	p. 73
"Al-Qaeda resembles the IRA"	p. 75
The Failure of Islamic Societies	p. 81
Background: Sufi and Salafi	p. 81
Sufi Islam	p. 82
Salafi Islam	p. 84
Secular Islam	p. 88
Salafism Explodes	p. 89
Wahabbis Become Wealthy	p. 89
Jihad: Umma to Individual	p. 90
Passive Terrorism	p. 91
Passive Support	p. 92
Passive Denial	p. 95
False Uproar, Deafening Silence	p. 96
Theological Deception	p. 106
Shifting the Blame	p. 108
Who is a "Moderate Muslim"?	p. 109
Oppression of Women	p. 116
The Failure of the West	p. 127
Lack of Reciprocity	p. 127
Political Concessions	p. 131
Apologies	p. 131
Unwise Immigration policies	p. 132
Weak Military Responses	p. 137
The Collapse of the "Progressive" Movement	p. 146
Karen Armstrong	p. 147
Moral Relativism	p. 158
Toward Islamic Reformation	p. 165
Obstacles to Reformation	p. 165
Salafist Resistance	p. 165
Information, Transmission, Perception	p. 166
Inadequate Criteria for Virtue	p. 167
Lack of a Peaceful Theological Foundation	p. 168
Inexact Non-Violence	p. 168
Rigorous Hatred	p. 169
How to Reform Islam	p. 171
De-emphasize non-Quranic writings	p. 172
Importance of "The" (Al-)	p. 173
Relativity of the Quran	p. 175
Promote the Humane Side of Prophet Muhammad	p. 176
Accept Jews and Judaism	p. 180
Justify Good Values Rigorously	p. 182
Strategic Plan to Defeat Radical Islam	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 191
Appendices	p. 195
A Poem	p. 195
The Amman Statement	p. 198
FBI Hate Crime Statistics	p. 201
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