Jeff Sharlet is the only journalist to report from inside the C Street House; the Fellowship residence known by its Washington; D.C.; address. This luxury townhouse; recently the setting of notorious political scandal; is more crucially home to efforts to transform American democracy. After laying bare the Fellowship's history in his runaway bestseller The Family; Sharlet now shows that past efforts of America's religious fundamentalists pale in comparison to their long-term ambitions today. In C STREET Sharlet reveals why culture wars endure and why they matter now--from the American-backed war on gays in Uganda to the battle for the soul of America's armed forces. Drawing on exclusive sources and explosive; newly disclosed documents; Sharlet exposes not the last gasp of old-time religion but the new front lines of American fundamentalism..
#5631501 in Books George F Nafziger Mark W Walton 2003-08-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .65 x 6.00l; .94 #File Name: 0313361444288 pagesIslam at War A History
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Islam's Law of WarBy JenniferThe name Islam does not mean peace - it means Submission; submission to the Laws of Allah and Islam.The attacks and wars in the name of Allah; holy war - jihad; are all inspired by the most vital laws of Islam; that are described in the Qur'an; the Hadith-traditional stories; and Islamic law. Jihad is the epicentre and pinnacle of Islam; until Allah and Islam reign supreme over all others. This is the real meaning of Peace in Islam.Allah's holy Law of War is in fact the most important religious duty in Islam; obligatory for all Muslims. This is absolutely clear in the Qur'an; the Hadith-traditional stories; the very first valid histories by Ibn Ishaq and Tabari; and Islamic law.Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day; nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger; nor acknowledge the religion of Truth; of the People of the Book; until they pay the Jizya with willing submission; and feel themselves subdued. Qur’an 9:29The phrase la ilaha illa allah in the Qur’an: in Mecca 37:35; 38:4-10 and Medina 47:19.In these it means religious war for supremacy against all disbelievers.Qur’an 47:19 Muhammad So know that La ilaha illallah; there is no god except Allah.Maududi says: This was at the time of the battle of Badr. It is also entitled al-Qital; the Fighting; because it gives the firm command for Jihad; and its theme is to prepare the Muslims for war against disbelievers and to give them instructions about those who kill and those who are killed:Qur’an 9: 111 Verily; Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allah's cause; so they kill and are killed.23 of 33 people found the following review helpful. OK but too much apologia for the enemies of the WestBy Nom de plumeThis book is fine and I recommend it to readers. However; the authors did not see through the veil of their own politically correct culture. It is the Moslems who are the arch-imperialists. In this book the authors themselves chronicle this fact; but in the finale of an early chapter; they seem to forget it all; making it sound as if the Franks attacked the legitimate occupants of Jerusalem; Alexandria; Damascus; Turkey; and all the rest of the lands outside of Arabia that Moslems stole by fire and sword from the cultures that lived there before A.D. 622. No culture in history has been as imperialist as Islam.17 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Disappointingly BiasedBy CalharaClearly biased to the struggle of Islam; it claims that it is a book of history that examines leaders of Islam during its wars; starting with the Prophet. The authors; in their almost childish zeal to inform the world of how awesome they think the Muslims were; fail to mention the ugly sides of the Muslim empires; and downplay the many defeats that Islam was handed throughout their chaotic history. They ignore the Mongolian scourge; which swept the land until defeated by the Mamluk system of converted child slaves; the disorganization and corruption that was so bad that empires didn't survive their founders; even the great schism between the factions of Abu Bakr and Ali (resulting in perhaps the longest lasting rivalry in the world; Sunni vs Shi'a) is completely ignored in this poorly organized book.One thing I noticed was the author's heavy emphasis on personal records. The authors do a wonderful job of ignoring the fact that much of the written records of the time had ulterior motives; and the authors rely on ancient hear-say as historical fact rather than comparing it against other records of the era. As a result; a good chunk of what they present which is not undeniable fact can be chucked (for example; the claim the first Jihad happened in the time of Mohammed can be disregarded; because the term didn't exist until the time of Nur al-Din).Even if you're looking for a general source of information; keep going. This will disappoint anyone who knows even a little bit about Middle Eastern history.
