The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten

DETAILS :

• Author : Yaroslav Trofimov
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.
  
• Publication Date : 7 August 2008
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141034068
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780141034065
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 300 g
  

ABOUT THE BOOK 

20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad.

"The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda" by Yaroslav Trofimov is a historical account of the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure by Islamic fundamentalists. The book reveals how this event set the stage for modern-day terrorism and extremism, exploring the Saudi reaction and its global impact. Trofimov's research provides a gripping narrative of the two-week siege, shedding light on the complex relationship between the Saudi royal family, Islamic extremism and the West. This book is a must-read for understanding the roots of Al Qaeda and global jihad

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for two consecutive years, in 2022 and 2023. Before covering the Russian war on Ukraine, he reported on most major conflicts of the past two decades, serving as the Journal's bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan and as a correspondent in Iraq. He holds an MA from New York University and is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Faith at War and The Siege of Mecca.