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The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda
The Siege of Mecca The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda Author:Yaroslav Trofimov On November 20, 1979, hundreds of gunmen who believed that the Saudi royal family had become a craven servant of American infidels stunned the world by seizing Islama (TM)s holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, seeking a return to the glory of uncompromising Islam. The Siege of Mecca reveals how Saudi reaction to this two-week uprising in M... more »ecca set free the forces that produced the attacks of 9/11 and the harrowing circumstances that surround us today.« less