The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror

Synopsis

The great scholar of islam directly confronts the events of september 11th and the reasons behind islamic terrorism in the modern world - a sunday times bestseller. President bush has made it clear that we are engaged in a war against terrorism. But for osama bin laden and his followers this is religious war, a war for islam against infidels, especially the united states, the greatest power in the world of the infidels. In this book bernard lewis shows us where the anger and frustration have come from, and the extent to which almost the entire muslim world is affected by poverty and tyranny.