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Life is more beautiful than paradise : a jihadist's own story / / Khaled al-Berry ; translated by Humphrey Davies



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Autore: Birrī Khālid Visualizza persona
Titolo: Life is more beautiful than paradise : a jihadist's own story / / Khaled al-Berry ; translated by Humphrey Davies Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
Disciplina: 297.0922
Soggetto topico: Islamic fundamentalism
Muslims - Egypt
Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1- Paradise; 2- God is mine alone; 3- The message revealed; 4- Temptation; 5- Life; Glossary
Sommario/riassunto: In 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 turns
Titolo autorizzato: Life is more beautiful than paradise  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-61797-051-4
1-936190-20-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791418603321
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