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by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb (Author) "The cornerstone of Hizbu'llah's intellectual structure is the Islamic state ideal ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 254 pages
  • Publisher: Pluto Press (7 Dec 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0745317928
  • ISBN-13: 978-0745317922
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Hizbu'llah is the largest and most prominent political party in Lebanon, and one of the most renowned Islamist movements in the world. In this volume, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb examines the organisation's understanding of jihad and how this, together with its belief in martyrdom, brought about the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanese territory in May 2000. Saad-Ghorayeb explores the nature of the part's struggle against the West by studying, among other issues, its views on the use of violence against Westerners. Crucially, she also addresses the question of whether Hizbu'llah depicts this struggle in purely political or civilisational terms. The existential nature of the movement's conflict with Israel is analysed and the Islamic roots of its anti-Judaism is unearthed. The author explores the mechanics and rationale behind the party's integration into the Lebanese political system, and sheds light on how it has reconciled its national idenitity with its solidarity with the Muslim umma.

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Amal Saad-Ghorayeb is currently involved in a three part documentary on Hizballah to be broadcast by BBC radio, amongst others, as part of a series on Living Islam. Amal Saad-Ghorayeb is Assistant Professor at the Lebanese American University. She is at present completing her PhD at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Birmingham. She is also currently involved in a 3 part documentary on Hizballah to be broadcast by the US NPR, the WYNC and BBC radio, amongst others, as part of a series on Living Islam funded by the Ford Foundation and the US National Endowment for the Humanities.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, 29 Jan 2009
If you want Hezbollah's point of view, no one presents it better than Amal Saad Ghorayeb. Even though sometimes I get the feeling she's been around them for so long she actually believes their rhetoric. But this is the perfect book to understand Hezbollah's ideology. It is an essential read for those interested in ME politics.
The book can get a bit monotonous as it simply seeks to explain ideas, not to narrate events. Still, Saad-Ghorayeb has a fine mind and goes through the nuances of the ideology in an enlightening and expert manner.
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