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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the siege of mecca. How the 1979 siege of mecca haunts the house of saud. The grand mosque seizure occurred during november and december 1979 when armed civilians calling for the overthrow of the house of saud took over masjid alharam in mecca, saudi arabia. The 1979 uprising at islams holiest shrine kindle edition by trofimov, yaroslav. Review the siege of mecca center for homeland defense and. In the siege of mecca, acclaimed journalist yaroslav trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the middle east and the. Mecca or makkah, is the historical and geographical epicenter of islam. The forgotten uprising in islams holiest shrine and the birth of al qaeda, published by doubleday.
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Hundreds were killed as saudi security forces battled for two weeks to retake the shrine. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the siege of mecca. Bbc world service witness history, the siege of mecca. The forgotten uprising in islams holiest shrine and the.
Written with the pacing, detail, and suspense of a reallife thriller, the siege of mecca reveals how saudi reaction to the uprising in mecca set free the forces that produced the attacks of 911 and the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Click download or read online button to thesiegeofmecca book pdf for free now. On november 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on tehran, where the iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. Trofimovs viciously gory account unfolds with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy. In 1979 they laid siege to the grand mosque of mecca. The 1979 uprising at islams holiest shrine ebook written by yaroslav trofimov. The pdf version can be downloaded as your personal record. The kaaba and the beginning of the hajj in mecca, saudi arabia.
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