The Siege of Mecca
The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda
By Yaroslav Trofimov; Todd McLaren (Narrator)
(Tantor Media, MP3 CD, 9781400155347)
Publication Date: September 2007
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (September 18, 2007), Compact Disc (September 2007), Compact Disc (September 2007)
Categories: Islam - History, Middle East - General, Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism
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On November 20, 1979, hundreds of gunmen who believed that the Saudi royal family had become a craven servant of American infidels stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, seeking a return to the glory of uncompromising Islam. The Siege of Mecca reveals how Saudi reaction to this two-week uprising in Mecca set free the forces that produced the attacks of 9/11 and the harrowing circumstances that surround us today.
YAROSLAV TROFIMOV, a staff foreign correspondent of "The Wall Street Journal" since 1999, has extensively reported from Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries. He is also the author of "Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbukt
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