Retells the tragic events leading up to, during, and the reprecussions of the two week take over of the Holiest site of Islam by a radical group.  This group would later become and inspire Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.  The United States' small part in this crisis has had long lasting impact on our interactions with the countries of the Middle East.  Trofimov uses his experience writing for the Washington Post to keep the history alive and relevant.  Reads more like a political thriller than a dusty history.

Pete O.

The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine (Paperback)

By Yaroslav Trofimov

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9780307277732
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Published: Anchor, 9/2008

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