Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia

Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia is a 2002 non-fiction book written by Ahmed Rashid.[1][2][3]

Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
AuthorAhmed Rashid
GenreNon-fiction
Published2002
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN0300093454
958.0429

Overview

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Non-fiction book about the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia.

Author

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At the time of writing the book, Ahmed Rashid was a columnist for the New York Times.[4]

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A best-seller.[4]

Readership

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Former punk rock musician Henry Rollins was considered a person of interest and questioned by Australian anti-terrorism officials after a fellow passenger reported him for reading Jihad on a flight from Auckland to Melbourne in 2006.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, L. Carl (2002). "Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia". Foreign Affairs (March/April 2002). doi:10.2307/20033134. JSTOR 20033134.
  2. ^ Hess, Andrew C. (2003). "Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia (review)". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 34 (1): 132–133. doi:10.1162/002219503322645925. S2CID 142535385.
  3. ^ Noor, Sanam (2003). "Book Review". Pakistan Horizon. 56 (1): 103–106. JSTOR 41394014.
  4. ^ a b c "Rollins back, wielding words as weapons". The Age. AAP. April 12, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2022.