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The Management of Savagery: The Most Critical Stage Through Which the Umma Will Pass

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Published May 23rd 2006 by John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University
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Petra on hiatus, being played again *sucks teeth*
Aug 14, 2016 rated it did not like it
Recommended to Petra on hiatus, being played again *sucks teeth* by: Ina Cawl
A manual for ISIS.
"[t]his book was written by former al-Qaeda Chief of External Operations his alias Abu Jihad al-Masri and his real name was Muhammad Khalil al-Hukaymah" Ina Cawl, a very interesting GR friend.
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Ina Cawl
Mein Kempf Of Terrorism

this book was written by former al-Qaeda Chief of External Operations
his alias Abu Jihad al-Masri
and his real name was Muhammad Khalil al-Hukaymah
he is Egyptian former al-Qaeda memeber who lost his life in one of earliest Drone attacks in Pakistan in 2008.

as the name suggest this book talks about savagery and how savagery can create a new nation even in this time
this book is really a hand guide for how to dismantle modern nation states and create in their ruins a medieval
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Supreet Kaur
Nov 17, 2015 rated it really liked it
Bizarre. Scary. Befuddling.
There is such structure and clarity of thought that thinking of consequences becomes a scary thought.
Pj Byrne
Dec 29, 2016 rated it really liked it
Fascinating read. It's mostly just a rehash of classic Maoist Insurgent doctrine that uses Islamic History as a precedent for potential actions.

I'm not Muslim, so much of the Islamic Lore and philosophy is lost on me, however it's mostly used as an eclectic mix of justification and evidence for potential success so the actual strategic philosophies are pretty straight forward.

I think it helps to understand the nature/manner of action that ISIS has been using .
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Mr.
Jul 19, 2017 rated it did not like it
I've just read and only 5 reviews, so now my turn! For me it's drivel, drivel of a mad man but on the other side this boon is a mix of Mein Kampf (sort of) and a practical handbook for revolutionary from Middle East or urban guerrilla.

The author tries to describe his point of view and how some things should be done for example fight against USA. The book contains a lot of discussions about foreign affairs but there is no useful information about Islamic point of you.

This book is famous due to t
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Radu
May 02, 2020 rated it liked it
Although the text has some issues regarding the English translations at points (grammatical errors, linguistic drifts, etc) the book nonetheless illustrates the overall strategy numerous militant jihadi groups have used since the turn of the millennium; provoke the West into an entrenched conflict in the Middle East, attack the economic infrastructure (at home and abroad) to make the conflict increasingly costly for the West, promote conditions necessary for recruitment and so forth.

In this rega
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Sami Eerola
Jul 30, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2017
This is a ISIS manifesto and tactical manual. Impressive academic wrigthing style for such a barbaric terrorist organization. This is like a islamic version of Machiaveli's "The prince" in its tactical ingenuity and ruthlessness. ...more
Marika Kakaladze
highly recommended !! <3
Abdullah
Feb 23, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: war-tactics
Such sophistication.
Matthew Giobbi
Nov 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Essential reading for today. Outline for the strategy and goals of jihadists.
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