Al Qaeda's Global Crisis: The Islamic State, Takfir and the Genocide of Muslims [Hardcover]

Introduction: Global Crises: Insecurity, Terrorism and Human Rights 1. Islamism, Al Qaeda, and Takfir 2. Iraq, 2003  : The Shia Resurgence, Zarqawis Legacy, and the Islamic State 3. Syria, 2011 : Convoluted Loyalties, a Chaotic Insurgency, and the Revival of the Caliphate 4. Afghanistan 2001: Centuries of Imperialism, the Rise of  the Mujahidin, and the Taliban 5. Pakistan, 2004: Blasphemy, Tribalism, and a State of Insecurity 6. Al Qaedas Global Crisis: Defending Takfir, Losing Relevance, and the Rise of the Islamic State

This book focuses on the crisis facing Al Qaeda and how the mass killing of Muslims is challenging its credibility as a leader among Islamist jihadist organizations.

V.G. Julie Rajan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, USA. She is the author of Women Suicide Bombers: Narratives of Violence (Routledge 2011).

'In every generation, the terrorists become more violent. Julie Rajan's Al Qaeda's Global Crisis is the first book on the third generation of the contemporary wave of terrorism. Defying Al Qaeda, the rise of the Islamic State is analysed by Rajan's outstanding account of the ideological and operational dimensions of the current and emerging global threat. This masterful study should be read by all those concerned with international security.' -- Rohan Gunaratna, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

'Julie Rajan details how the genocide of Muslims has been the main cause of instability in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria and the key driver of civil wars in the region. The killing of Muslim civilians by AQ backed takfiris has been ignored by other analysts whol£~