The War for Muslim Minds

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name = The War for Muslim Minds
title_orig = Fitna: guerre au coeur de l'Islam
translator = Pascale Ghazaleh


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author = Gilles Kepel
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language = French
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"The War for Muslim Minds" is a 2004 book by French author and scholar Gilles Kepel and translation from the French of "Fitna: guerre au coeur de l'Islam". It explores Muslim's relationship to the west, especially those after the September 11, 2001 attacks. His conclusion is that Islamist extremists' militant tactics and actions against civilians are hurting them and the majority of the Muslim population who are against their actions. The English version of the book was translated by Pascale Ghazaleh.

In researching this book, Gilles Kepel traveled to both the Middle East and the West, interviewing leaders all across the Islamic world, as well as Western analysts and European diplomats. He asked them about the rising tide and disaffection of Islamist elements in the West. He used his findings to craft an argument for why he believes that the most important battle in the war for Muslim minds during the next decade will be fought in the Western communities of believers, many who live in the outskirts of major Western cities such as Paris or in London.

External links

* ISBN 0-674-01575-4
* [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/KEPWAR.html The War for Muslim Minds] - Harvard University Press page