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Overview
On the morning of 20 November 1979, the first of a new Muslim century, hundreds of gunmen from more than a dozen countries, armed with rifles smuggled inside coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. These men were defiling Islam's holiest shrine and launching the first operation of global jihad in modern times. Led by a Saudi preacher named Juhayman al Uteybi, they believed the Saudi royal family had become corrupt and sought a return to the glory of uncompromising Islam. With nearly 100,000 worshippers trapped inside the holy compound, Mecca's bloody seige lasted two weeks, causing hundreds of deaths and inflaming Muslim rage around the world. ... [Cover].
Publisher
Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books,Clays Ltd
ISBN
9781846140600, 1846140609
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| Call Number | Copies | Material | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS 248 .M4 T76 2007 | 1 | BOOK | AUTOSTORE |
