In this Book
- The Believer: How an Introvert with a Passion for Religion and Soccer Became Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of the Islamic State
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Brookings Institution Press
summary
In The Believer, Will McCants tells the story of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (a.k.a. ISIS), a group so brutal and hardline that even al-Qaida deemed them too extreme. Baghdadi, an introverted religious scholar, with a passion for soccer, now controls large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria. McCants shows how Baghdadi became radicalized in the Saddam Hussein era and found his path to power after connecting with other radicals in an American prison during the Iraq War, culminating in his declaration of a reborn Islamic empire bent on world conquest.
Table of Contents
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- Front Cover
- p. 1
- Table of Contents
- pp. 3-6
- The Reciter
- p. 8
- The Student
- pp. 9-11
- The Soccer Star
- pp. 11-12
- The Prisoner
- pp. 12-13
- The Confidant
- pp. 13-17
- The Caliph
- pp. 20-23
- About the Author
- p. 23
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815728597
MARC Record
OCLC
1019662852
Pages
19
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-18
Language
English
Open Access
No