Anti-American terrorism and the Middle East : a documentary reader

392 Pages·2002·0.34 MB·English

by  Rubin

A N T I - A M E R I C AN
T E R R O R I SM A ND
T HE M I D D LE E A ST
A DOCUMENTARY READER I EDITED BY
EARRY RUBIN AND JUDITH COLP RUBIN
A NT I - A M E R I C AN
T E R R O R I SM A ND
T HE M I D D LE E A ST
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2002
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Anti-American terrorism and the Middle East : a documentary reader / edited by Barry
Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-19-515715-X
1. Terrorism—History—Sources. 2. Terrorism—United States—History—Sources. 3.
Terrorism—Middle East—History—Sources. I. Rubin, Barry. II. Rubin, Judith Colp.
HV6431 .A566 2002
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To Cabriella and Daniel,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We wish to acknowledge the help of the staff of the Global Research in
International Affairs (GLORIA) Center in this project: Cameron Brown,
Lawrence Joffe, Joy Pincus, and Caroline Taillandier. We also wish to thank
Benjamin Orbach, Rafael Perl, Josh Pollack, and David Zeidan. This book
was made possible through the efforts of Joe Spieler, our literary agent, and
Dedi Felman, our editor. We warmly thank them both.
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CONTENTS
Introduction 3
1 THE RADICAL CRITIQUE OF ISLAM 7
The Islamist View of Life as a Perennial Battle 11
DAVID ZEIDAN
On the Doctrine of the Muslim Brothers (1940s) 27
HASAN A L-BANNA
Islam Is Not a Religion of Pacifists (1942) 29
AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI
Paving the Way (1955) 29
SAYYID OJJTB
Speech at Feyziyeh Theological School (August 24, 1979) 32
AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI
On the Nature of the Islamic State (September 8, 1979) 35
AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI
Suicide Operations Are Legitimate Defense (April 8, 1997) 36
SHEIKH MUHAMMAD SAYYED TANTAWI
Speech to Organization of Islamic Countries Meeting
(December 9, 1997) 37
ALI AL-HUSSEINI AL-KHAMENE'I
Fatwa on the Taliban (November 29, 2000) 40
SHEIKH HAMMOUD AL-UQ_LAA