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This is an insider analysis of the phenomenon of Radical Islam by an ex-Islamic radical and an associate of the Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri (currently the first in command of Al-Qaeda). The book describes Dr. Hamid's journey against Islamic Radicalism since 1982.In Inside Jihad, Dr. Hamid analyses the problem in an objective manner and suggests strategic solutions to solve it.Dr. Tawfik Hamid (See: www.tawfikhamid.com ) is an Islamic thinker and reformer, and one time Islamic extremist from Egypt. He was a member of a radical Islamic organization Jamaa Islameia JI (of Egypt) with Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri, currently first in command of Al-Qaeda. After being radicalized in the JI (approximately thirty-five years ago), he had an awakening of his human conscience, recognized the threat of Radical Islam, and started to teach modern peaceful interpretations of classical Islamic core texts.Dr. Hamid has appeared on shows spanning the spectrum from CNN to Fox News and C-SPAN, and his articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News, VOA, France 24, RT (Russia Today), and the Jerusalem Post. Dr. Hamid's comments have also appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy magazine, USA Today, The Huffington Post, the National Journal, and Wired magazine. (See more at: www.tawfikhamid.com )Dr. Hamid has been a guest speaker at many reputable private and governmental fora - both within the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Hamid has spoken and testified before/with: the US Congress (House Armed Service Committee); the Future Summit at the invitation of President Shimon Peres; numerous Department of Defense (DoD) offices at the Pentagon; the Special Operations Command; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); the National Security Agency (NSA); the European Parliament; the New York Academy of Science, and many others.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780981547107 |
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Publisher: | Tarek Abdelhamid |
Publication date: | 04/01/2014 |
Pages: | 201 |
Sales rank: | 370,813 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
HAMID BIOGRAPHY Dr. Tawfik Hamid (aka Tarek Abdelhamid) is an Islamic/Political thinker and reformer, He has appeared on shows spanning the spectrum from CNN to Fox News, and his articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal (5 times), the New York Daily News, C-Span, VOA, France 24, RT, and the Jerusalem Post Comments. Dr. Hamid comments also appeared in the Washington Post, Forgein Policy magazine, USA today, the National Journal, and Wired Magazine. (See some examples of Dr. Hamid work at: https: //www.facebook.com/pages/Inside-Jihad/642094635821322 ) Dr. Hamid's has been a guest speaker at many reputable private and governmental fora - both within the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Hamid has spoken and testified before/with: the US Congress (House Armed Service Committee); the Future Summit at the invitation of President Shimon Peres; numerous Department of Defense offices at the Pentagon; the Special Operations Command; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the National Security Agency; the FBI; the European Parliament; the NY Academy of science, and many others. Dr. Hamid obtained a medical degree in Internal Medicine from Cairo University and a Master's Degree in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Techniques from The University of Auckland School of Medicine and Health Science, New Zealand. Dr. Hamid is recognized for developing one of the most innovative Cognitive Psychology models, The Multi-Dimensional Learning Model which has been published under his original name (Tarek Abdelhamid). Currently Dr. Hamid MD, Mlitt (Edu) is Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Table of Contents
Copyright & Publisher Information 3
Table of Contents 4
A Brief Overview of Islam 8
The Making of an Islamic Terrorist 15
Childhood 15
Egypt's "Revival of Islam" 17
Adolescence 20
Medical School 22
A New Recruit 24
Phases of Indoctrination 28
Hatred 28
Suppression of Conscience 29
Desensitization to Violence 30
Tactics of Indoctrination 32
Suppression of Critical Thinking 33
Superiority 34
State of War 34
Sex and Paradise 35
Prophet Muhammad as Role Model 38
Fear of Hell 39
Restriction of Emotional Outlets 40
Doctor "Ayman" 41
Second Thoughts 47
Final Remarks 50
Myths and Misconceptions About Islamism 55
Root Causes 57
Poverty 57
Discrimination 59
Lack of Education 61
Absence of Democracy 62
Western Colonialism and Imperialism 63
The Arab/Israeli Conflict 64
US Foreign Policy 68
The Meaning of "Jihad" 70
"Jihadists just want to be heroes" 73
"Al-Qaeda resembles the IRA" 75
The Failure of Islamic Societies 81
Background: Sufi and Salafi 81
Sufi Islam 82
Salafi Islam 84
Secular Islam 88
Salafism Explodes 89
Wahabbis Become Wealthy 89
Jihad: Umma to Individual 90
Passive Terrorism 91
Passive Support 92
Passive Denial 95
False Uproar, Deafening Silence 96
Theological Deception 106
Shifting the Blame 108
Who is a "Moderate Muslim"? 109
Oppression of Women 116
The Failure of the West 127
Lack of Reciprocity 127
Political Concessions 131
Apologies 131
Unwise Immigration policies 132
Weak Military Responses 137
The Collapse of the "Progressive" Movement 146
Karen Armstrong 147
Moral Relativism 158
Toward Islamic Reformation 165
Obstacles to Reformation 165
Salafist Resistance 165
Information, Transmission, Perception 166
Inadequate Criteria for Virtue 167
Lack of a Peaceful Theological Foundation 168
Inexact Non-Violence 168
Rigorous Hatred 169
How to Reform Islam 171
De-emphasize non-Quranic writings 172
Importance of "The" (Al-) 173
Relativity of the Quran 175
Promote the Humane Side of Prophet Muhammad 176
Accept Jews and Judaism 180
Justify Good Values Rigorously 182
Strategic Plan to Defeat Radical Islam 187
Conclusion 191
Appendices 195
A Poem Dr. Maha Hamid 195
The Amman Statement 198
FBI Hate Crime Statistics 201
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