02589nam 2200625Ia 450 991079141860332120230120033003.01-61797-051-41-936190-20-6(CKB)2560000000052308(EBL)1649019(SSID)ssj0000485575(PQKBManifestationID)11325624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485575(PQKBWorkID)10603781(PQKB)10131893(Au-PeEL)EBL3114717(CaPaEBR)ebr10409528(CaONFJC)MIL580529(OCoLC)948378392(Au-PeEL)EBL728667(OCoLC)932111294(MiAaPQ)EBC3114717(MiAaPQ)EBC6242574(MiAaPQ)EBC728667(EXLCZ)99256000000005230820100311d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife is more beautiful than paradise a jihadist's own story /Khaled al-Berry ; translated by Humphrey DaviesCairo ;New York American University in Cairo Press20091 online resource (202 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-906598-46-0 977-416-294-3 Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1- Paradise; 2- God is mine alone; 3- The message revealed; 4- Temptation; 5- Life; GlossaryIn 1986, when this autobiography opens, the author is a typical fourteen-year-old boy in Asyut in Upper Egypt. Attracted at first by the image of a radical Islamist group as "strong Muslims," his involvement develops until he finds himself deeply committed to its beliefs and implicated in its activities. This ends when, as he leaves the university following a demonstration, he is arrested. Prison, a return to life on the outside, and attending Cairo University all lead to Khaled al-Berry's eventual alienation from radical Islam. This book opens a window onto the mind of an extremist who turnsIslamic fundamentalismMuslimsEgyptBiographyTerrorismReligious aspectsIslamIslamic fundamentalism.MuslimsTerrorismReligious aspectsIslam.297.0922Birrī Khālid1554566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791418603321Life is more beautiful than paradise3815880UNINA