The Two Faces of Islam by Stephen Schwartz

The Two Faces of Islam by Stephen Schwartz

Since its formation in 1932, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by two interdependent families. The Al Sa'uds control politics and the descendants of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab impose Wahhabism--a violent, fanatical perversion of the pluralistic Islam practiced by most Muslims. Stephen Schwartz argues that Wahhabism, vigorously exported with the help of Saudi oil money, is what incites Palestinian suicide bombers, Osama bin Laden, and other Islamic terrorists throughout the world.

Schwartz reveals the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime, whose moderate facade conceals state-sponsored repression and terrorism. He also raises troubling questions about Wahhabi infiltration of America's Islamic community and about U.S. oil companies sanitizing Saudi Arabia's image for the West. This sharp analysis and eye-opening expose illuminates the background to the September 11th terrorist attacks and offers new approaches for U.S. policy toward its closest ally in the Middle East.

Stephen Schwartz is the author of various works on Spanish, Albanian, and Californian history, including the best-selling Two Faces of Islam and Kosovo: Background to a Conflict. He currently resides in Washington, D.C.

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ISBN 13	9781400030453
ISBN 10	1400030455
Title	The Two Faces of Islam
Author	Stephen Schwartz
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2003-09-09
Number of pages	368
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