Journey of the Jihadist

Renowned Middle Eastern expert Fawaz A. Gerges takes us into the mind-set of the jihadi--or holy warrior--that lies behind so many headlines yet remains nearly impenetrable to us. Using his firsthand knowledge of the Arab street he brings to life the stories of Kamal al-Said Habib a founder of the Jihadist Movement as well as dozens of other Islamic fundamentalists as they struggle with the battle being waged for the soul of Islam. <p/>Journey of the Jihadist puts a human face to events of the last thirty years--from the civil war in Lebanon to the war in Iraq to the conflict in Lebanon today. This important work now with a new afterword addressing the rise of Hezbollah will join the ranks of those by Thomas L. Friedman Fareed Zakaria and Bernard Lewis. <p/> <br>