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Book Review of The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda

The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda
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This is an excellent book about an event that most Americans, including me, overlooked because it occurred near the time (1979) that Americans in Iran were taken hostage. It certainly shows the impact on the world of religious fanaticism.