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Everything you have told me is true: the many faces of Al Shabaab
Everything you have told me is true: the many faces of Al Shabaab
Harper, Mary
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The East African group Al Shabaab is one of the century's most successful violent jihadist movements. Now over a decade old, its staying power has defied local and international efforts to destroy it, including US drone attacks and an African Union force. It also has governing power, ruling over millions of Somalis and vast swathes of territory, and physical power, committing spectacular acts of violence. But what lies behind the headlines and the bloodshed? Who are Al Shabaab and why do people join? How does this organization govern, educate and indoctrinate? How does it operate such successful financial, communications and intelligence networks? BBC Africa Editor Mary Harper has reported on Somalia for twenty-five years. She has gained extraordinary access to members of Al Shabaab-and they in turn have intruded unsettlingly into her life. Travelling throughout the region, she speaks to ordinary people with daily experience of Al Shabaab. Some have suffered tremendous loss or made unbearable compromises; others have benefited, often in unexpected ways. Harper's account is a must-read for anyone looking to get under the skin of violent jihadists, those who report on them, and those who must live in their shadow.;Introduction -- Who am I? -- Women and children -- Modus operandi -- Resistance -- The propaganda war -- The industry -- Conclusion.
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Year:
2019
Publisher:
Hurst & Company
Language:
English
Pages:
(xiii, 250 pages) : map
ISBN 10:
1787382907
ISBN 13:
9781787382909
ISBN:
9781787382695,1787382699,9781787382909,1787382907
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Islam and politics;Islam and politics--Somalia;Islamic fundamentalism;Islamic fundamentalism--Somalia;Politics and government;;Shabaab (Organization);Islam and politics -- Somalia;Islamic fundamentalism -- Somalia;Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991-;Somalia
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