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God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad (Hardcover)

by Charles Allen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (23 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316729973
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316729970
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 430,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for SOLDIER SAHIBS: 'A marvellous book in the best traditions of narrative history ... colourful, informative an splendidly readable' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'An excellent guide through this fascinating territory' SUNDAY TIMES 'Allen is one of the most consistently enjoyable writers of his generation' GUARDIAN 'Utterly fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES 'Bringing the past near with extreme clarity' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY


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'Allen marshals his formidable knowledge of British India to considerable effect. His book offers a valuable guide'
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2.0 out of 5 stars Missing the point, 15 April 2007
By Ulrik Jungersen Walther "Ulle" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad (Paperback)
This is a well-written book about Islamic Jihad and the emergence of the Wahhabi Cult. Or is it? Certainly Charles Allen writes exceedingly well and seems to have researched his subject matter thoroughly, albeit not the subject matter indicated in the book's title.

However, one cannot help feeling a little disappointed having read the book. 90% of God's Terrorists seems to deal with Islamic fundamentalism in India and Afghanistan and very few pages are dedicated to Wahhab himself or the emergence of wahhabism in what is today Saudi Arabia. The book also only makes fleeting connections to the influence wahhabism has had on other fundamentalist Islamic organisations active in the Muslim world today. Any connection between intellectual roots behind wahhabism and Al Qaeda is only superficially explored, leaving the reader somewhat mystified as to the actual strength of the link.

So much more could, and should, have been written about the relationship between the ancient Saud dynasty in Nejd and Wahhab and the way wahhabism has influenced the creation and structure of modern day Saudi Arabia. In fact, having read the book, I am non the wiser as to what wahhabism actually is and how it influences modern terrorism.

I struggled whether to give the book 1 or two stars. I settled for two in recognition of how well the book is written and the very lively and researched account of the spread of fundamentalist Islam in the former Raj. If this is a subject matter that interests you, God's Terrorists is a splendid book, which I am sure you will award five stars. If Saudi Arabia and wahhabism is your thing, you are bound to be disappointed.

Charles Allen is a profound writer on India during the period of the Great Game and it feels as if God's Terrorists is a rushed piece of work utilizing passages and subject matter previously published in other works. A real pity as this could have been a very interesting book very well worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Putting Today's Headlines into Historical Context, 14 Jun 2007
By M. Barrett (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad (Paperback)
This is a fascinating read. In a world dominated by sound-bites of a few seconds, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every new event must have its root causes in the recent past. Nowhere is this assumption more prevalent than when that epitome of 21st century phenomena - Islamic terrorism - is discussed. There seems a consensus among commentators that the actions of al Qaeda and their ilk today are the consequences of recent foreign policy decisions in London and Washington, and by extension that decisions made today can have an immediate impact on such organisations' future plans.

What Charles Allen reminds us is that exponents of Wahhabism, indistinguishable from their modern counterparts in al Qaeda, have been taking up arms against "the West" since the early nineteenth century and that their reasons remain unchanged and, according to their philosophy, both moral and logical.

The author puts today's activities into context, though it is difficult to reach anything but a dark conclusion about what our immediate future holds as a result.

I don't share other reviewers' disappointment at the lack of intricate detail about Wahabbism's local origins, or the concentration on historic rather than current events. Both these aspects are beyond the scope of a book which does exactly what I hoped it would - it explains how we arrived at this point and highlights the naivity of approaching the fight against al Qaeda as a sort of PR-driven election campaign in which the enemy would surrender if only we could get the correct leaflet in front of bin Laden.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, 27 May 2007
By A. Sæteren (UK) - See all my reviews
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Charles Allen's book is very well written and provides very detailed information for people interested in the historical roots of contemporary fundamentalist Islam (Wahhabism) and how its history has been from the death of Muhammad to the present.

When I bought this book I was expecting more on todays situation, so I was a little disappointed, but I guess that was my mistake.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Context for current Troubles
Charles Allen's book offers helpful insight into the historic roots of the Wahhabi sect, and the relationship between the Wahhabists of Arabia and those of the Indian Sub... Read more
Published 21 months ago by D. Thomas

1.0 out of 5 stars Misrepresentation of facts!!
I bought this book after having been informed about Charles Allen's idea that the Indian Mutiny has its link with al-Qaeda. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Uwais Namaji

4.0 out of 5 stars Another piece of the puzzle
If, like me, you hadn't thought at all about Islam before 9/11, it has been a long and mostly boring task to read up on it. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2007 by Andrew Lale

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