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My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir Hardcover - 2007

by Gartenstein-Ross, Daveed

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My Year Inside Radical Islam is a memoir of first a spiritual and then a political seduction. Raised in liberal Ashland, Oregon, by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross yearned for a religion that would suit all his ideals. At college in the late nineties he met a charismatic Muslim student who grounded his political activism with thoughtful religious conviction. Gartenstein-Ross reflects on his experience of converting to Islam-a process that began with a desire to connect with both a religious community and a spiritual practice, and eventually led him to sympathize with the most extreme interpretations of the faith, with the most radical political implications.

In the year following graduation, Gartenstein-Ross went to work for the al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, a charity dedicated to fostering Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam-a theological inspiration for many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda. Shortly after he left al-Haramain-when his own fan-aticism had waned-the foundation was charged by the U.S. government as being a source of funds for terrorist organizations. Gartenstein-Ross, by this time a lawyer at a prominent firm, volunteered to be questioned by the FBI. They already knew who he was.

The story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent soul can be seduced away from its principles, My Year Inside Radical Islam provides a rare glimpse into the personal interface between religion and politics.

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U.S.A: J P Tarcher/Penguin Grp, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Hard Back First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Pristine red and gray binding, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Text body also as new. An extraordinary journey of the child of Jewish hippies to apathetic undergrad to Sufi Muslim activist to Islamic extremist to FBI informer and counter-terrorist expert. Provides a unique understanding of Islamic extremists from one who lived and worked among them. 294 pages including acknowledgments and glossary. 8.6 x 6 inches. J P Tarcher, New York, 2007.
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  • Title My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir
  • Author Gartenstein-Ross, Daveed
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 293
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher J P Tarcher/Penguin Grp, U.S.A
  • Date 2007
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 018916
  • ISBN 9781585425518 / 1585425516
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.81 x 1 in (21.64 x 14.76 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006939148
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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My Year Inside Radical Islam is a memoir of first a spiritual and then a political seduction. Raised in liberal Ashland, Oregon, by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross converted to Islam in college-a process that began with a desire to connect with both a religious community and a spiritual practice, and eventually led him to sympathize with the most extreme interpretations of the faith with the most radical political implications. In the year following graduation, Gartenstein-Ross went to work for the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, a charity dedicated to fostering Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam-a theological inspiration for many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda. Shortly after he left Al Haramain-when his own fanaticism had waned-the foundation was charged by the U. S. government for a money-laundering scheme that was seemingly designed to finance terrorist organizations. Gartenstein-Ross, by this time a lawyer at a prominent firm, volunteered for questioning by the FBI. They already knew who he was. The story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent soul can be seduced away from his principles, My Year Inside Radical Islam provides a rare glimpse into the personal interface between religion and politics.

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