The Al Qaeda Reader and Mein Kampf National Review Online   A number of book reviewers have recently pointed to the similarities between The Al Qaeda Reader and Mein Kampf. For instance, writing in the New York Observer, James Buchan notes that, In their [al Qaeda's] brutality and candor, their fulminations against democracy and loose morals, their obsession with … [Read more...]

Chronicle of Higher Education Translations of this item: Danish When the September 11 attacks occurred, I was in Fresno, Calif., researching my M.A. thesis on the Battle of Yarmuk, one of the first yet little-known battles between Christendom and Islam, waged in 636 A.D. That battle, in which the Arab invaders were outmatched and yet still triumphed, would have … [Read more...]

Information.dk Oprindelig engelsk tekst: The Two Faces of Al Qaeda Den 11. september 2001 befandt jeg mig i Fresno, Californien, i færd at researche til en akademisk afhandling om Slaget ved Yarmuk i 632 - et af de første, men et ret lidet kendt slag imellem Kristenheden og Islam. I dette slag stillede de arabiske invasionshære med langt færre tropper end modstanderen, men … [Read more...]

More al Qaeda double talk National Review Online As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden's most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: "Peace to whoever follows guidance." What exactly are Americans and Europeans to understand by this simple statement? Considering that it is always anchored in messages rife with grievances and … [Read more...]