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The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
September 18, 2007
Pages
301
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385519250
ISBN-10
0385519257
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
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$26.00
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Summary
Describes the bloody 1979 takeover of Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, by hundreds of armed gunmen led by Saudi preacher Juhayman al Uteybi, who believed the Saudi royal family had become a servant of American infidels; the assault that knocked out the insurgents; and the repercussions of the event in terms of the rise of violent, extremist Islam around the world. 75,000 first printing.
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from Doubleday (September 18, 2007); titled "The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda"
9780385519250 | details & prices | 301 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $26.00
About: On November 20, 1979, the first morning of a new Muslim century, hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
About: On November 20, 1979, the first morning of a new Muslim century, hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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