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Product Identifiers
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-101538182939
ISBN-139781538182932
eBay Product ID (ePID)13060719583
Product Key Features
Number of Pages91 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAge of Political Jihadism : a Study of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham
Publication Year2023
SubjectComparative Religion, World / Middle Eastern
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Political Science
AuthorAaron Y. Zelin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-032256
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal297.8095691
Table Of ContentList of Images Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Development of Political Jihadism 3 Jawlani's Path to Political Jihadism 4 From Secrecy to Engagement with Locals 5 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's Historical Baggage 6 External Operations, Guidance, and Inspiration 7 The Terrorism Designation Question 8 Conclusion Appendix: Legal Criteria for a Terrorism Designation Appendix:
SynopsisThe Syria-based group now functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, portending a reorientation for the larger jihadist movement. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group previously linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and to al-Qaeda, has evolved in ways that challenge accepted views of "jihadism." Now ruling over territory in Syria's northern Idlib and western Aleppo governorates, it functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, and HTS leader Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani is seeking the group's removal from the U.S. State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. But HTS is hardly anodyne. The group still espouses extremist beliefs that glamorize terrorism abroad, and its fighters fire rockets into civilian areas controlled by the Assad regime. Moreover, HTS hosts other designated groups in its territory, including Jamaat Ansar al-Islam, Katibat Imam al-Bukhari, and Katibat al-Tawhid wal Jihad. In this thought-provoking Policy Focus, illustrated with photographs of HTS personalities and personnel, jihadism expert Aaron Y. Zelin digs deep into the group's past before reckoning with the implications of Jawlani's request. Whatever the U.S. decision, he suggests, political jihadism is here to stay., In this thought-provoking book, illustrated with photographs of HTS personalities and personnel, jihadism expert Aaron Y. Zelin digs deep into the group's past before reckoning with the implications of Jawlani's request. Whatever the U.S. decision, he suggests, political jihadism is here to stay.
LC Classification NumberBP166.14.F85
