Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia

Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia is a 2002 non-fiction book written by Ahmed Rashid.

Overview

Non-fiction book about the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia.

Author

At the time of writing the book, Ahmed Rashid was a columnist for the New York Times.

Popular success

A best-seller.

Readership

Former punk rock musician Henry Rollins was considered a person of interest and questioned by Australian anti-terrorism officials after a fellow passenger reported him for reading Jihad on a flight from Auckland to Melbourne in 2006.

References

1. Islam in Central Asia
2. Tajikistani Civil War
3. Jihadism
4. Al-Qaeda
5. Mujahideen
6. Terrorism in Central Asia
7. Islamism
8. Islamic Jihad Organization
9. Terrorism in Tajikistan
10. Boko Haram
11. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
12. Jihad
13. Turkistan Islamic Party
14. Ahmed Rashid
15. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
16. Islamic State
17. Jaish-e-Mohammed
18. Rise of Islamism by country
19. Fergana Valley
20. Afghan mujahideen