214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
213 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since 1991 Somalia has been defined as a failing state, one that lacks an effective central government. The vacuum of power in Somalia, in turn, enabled Al Qaida and other radical Islamic organizations to find allies and refuge in there. Shay's account shows how the presence of radical Islamic entities in the area, alongside local problems and conflicts, has turned Somalia into a focal point in... Read more
1: Somalia—Background and Historical Review; 2: The Development of Radical Islam— From Local Jihad to Global Jihad 1; 3: The Islamic Movements in Somalia; 4: Islamic Involvement in Somalia 1 (1992-1993); 5: Somalia after the Withdrawal of UN Troops (1993-2005); 6: The Islamic Courts in Somalia; 7: Is the Islamic Courts the New Taliban?; 8: Intercultural Conflicts, “Failing States,” and Al-Qaida—Reciprocal Links 1; 9: The Campaign against Global Terror 1
Biography
Shaul Shay
