The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West

THE WAR FOR MUSLIM MINDS Islam and the West Gilles Kepel Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. 336pp, US$23.95 cloth (ISBN 0-674-01575-4)GLOBALIZED ISLAM The Search for New Ummah Olivier Roy New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. xii, 351pp, US$29.50 cloth (ISBN 0-231-13498-3)WAHHABI ISLAM From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad Natana J. Delong-Bas New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. ix, 37opp, $56.00 cloth (ISBN o19-516991-3)UNDERSTANDING ISLAMISM Middle East/North Africa Report 37 Cairo and Brussels: International Crisis Group, 2 March 2005. 20pp, www.crisisgroup.orgSince 9/11, Muslim jihadist groups have proven to be an elusive bunch, following up their attacks in New York and Washington with strikes in numerous other countries, Muslim and non-Muslim alike. 2005 turned out to be particularly active year,…