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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The 9/11 attacks capped longstanding tensions and the calculated, coordinated work of three masterminds together.
Chapter 3: A pioneer of Islamic fundamentalism arose from the turbulent crucible of 1940s era Egypt.
Chapter 4: Sayyid Qutb's writings became the intellectual foundation underpinning modern Islamic fundamentalism.
Chapter 5: Zawahiri, a pivotal figure in the Islamic revolutionary movement, was profoundly shaped by Qutb.
Chapter 6: Zawahiri was crucial in launching and legitimizing extreme violence within the radical Islamist movement.
Chapter 7: Osama bin Laden’s rise to the helm of al-Qaeda was anything but straightforward.
Chapter 8: Bin Laden struck the United States over its political and military interventions across the entire Islamic world.
Description
The Looming Tower (2006) is all about al-Qaeda, its formation, and the personalities behind it. These blinks detail the route taken to power by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and the run-up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack that devastated the United States.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the global effects of national policies
- Political science junkies
- History enthusiasts