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The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 4, 2009

    One Point of View

    Although shielded from the world, this event was pretty significant and caused fissures that have yet to be repaired.
    Keep in mind who is telling the story (a westerner) and the some of the vocabulary used (very Amrican) that exposes anti-Muslim undercurrents.
    The episode has been practically erased from the Arabian Gulf countries' (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait) memory - locals were only given vague information and not many have a good idea of what happenned and how it "really" ended.
    I would recommend the book to anyone interested in Islam and the region but educate yourself first.

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  • Posted February 14, 2010

    This book explains a lot

    Every warrior, military and civilian, involved in the fight against terrorism should read this book. A good exposure to the start of the radical Muslim movement, and the mistakes made on all sides.

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    Posted December 24, 2010

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    Posted December 17, 2010

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    Posted June 20, 2009

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