Extreme Islam: Anti-American Propaganda of Muslim Fundamentalism - Softcover

Parfrey, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0922915784 ISBN 13: 9780922915781

Publisher: Feral House, 2002

Synopsis

"Here is a window inside the Jihad... presented here in its bare face without a distorting commentary.”—Jeremy Glover, Headpress

"(C)ontains essays and fascinating images that will render you serious, humbled and even a bit sympathetic... Extreme Islam's deranged carnival succeeds in shocking most when the ‘extremists’ themselves are lucid, poignant and poetic."—R.U. Sirius, LA Weekly

About this title

About the Author:

Since his influential collection, Apocalypse Culture, was first released in 1987, the award-winning writer Adam Parfrey has been credited for discovering and revealing the inner workings of cults and unusual pop culture histories. With "Love, Sex, Fear, Death," Parfrey has captured the cooperation of primary players in the most secretive and talked about cult of our time.

From Booklist:

A book about Muslim fundamentalists and anti-American terrorism could hardly be timelier. This lively, somewhat scattershot collection of let-'em-speak-for-themselves selections from disparate sources contains a wide spectrum of perspectives on Islam. Outstanding (which is not to say good) entries include a manifesto from TempleMountFaithfull.org, and an excerpt from the 1963 book Occidentosis (i.e., "A plague from the West"). Of the former, let it be indicative that it emanates from "the website for all Zionists and Zionist Christians who wish to demolish [the] Dome of the Rock," thereby hastening Armageddon. The latter considers the "effete" and "effeminate" qualities of the "occidentotic" person, consumed by fear and vain concerns. Poems, polemics, and impassioned pleas are all here, and the swatch of color illustrations decorates nicely. The book throughout shows signs--bad grammar, typos, blind references--of being hurried into print in the wake of 9-11. Despite serious shortcomings, the collection's showcase of excessive, occasionally disturbing points of view should find a significant readership. Mike Tribby
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About this edition

• Publisher: Feral House
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0922915784
• ISBN 13: 9780922915781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328