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Authors: Gilbert Ramsay
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-30 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Can laughter really be used to undermine the appeal of terrorist groups? And should it be? Is there any truth in the stereotypical notions of fanaticism as humo
Joking about Jihad
Language: en
Pages: 277
Authors: Gilbert Ramsay
Categories: Comedy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Hurst & Company

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Satire and comedy are powerful tools in politics, both to convince and to ridicule. As this original and bleakly humorous book attests, global jihadism is no ex
Finding Mecca in America
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: Mucahit Bilici
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-18 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the United States. Once practically
Engineers of Jihad
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Pages: 215
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-28 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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A groundbreaking investigation into why so many Islamic radicals are engineers The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet ther
I Was Told to Come Alone
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Souad Mekhennet
Categories: Political Science
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“I was told to come alone. I was not to carry any identification, and would have to leave my cell phone, audio recorder, watch, and purse at my hotel. . . .�