[ by Charles Cameron — Hamid & Farrall, Stern & Berger, full reviews coming up shortly ]
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I recently received a review copy of Mustafa Hamid & Leah Farrall‘s breakthrough book, The Arabs at War in Afghanistan, courtesy of the publisher, Michael Dwyer of Hurst, and will be writing it up once I’ve finished devouring it:
A former senior mujahidin figure and an ex-counter-terrorism analyst cooperating to write a book on the history and legacy of Arab-Afghan fighters in Afghanistan is a remarkable and improbable undertaking. Yet this is what Mustafa Hamid, aka Abu Walid al-Masri, and Leah Farrall have achieved with the publication of their ground-breaking work.
The result of thousands of hours of discussions over several years, The Arabs at War in Afghanistan offers significant new insights into the history of many of today’s militant Salafi groups and movements.
Huzzah!
An almost unbelievable and very welcome collaboration.
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And:
Good news! ISIS: The State of Terror by @JessicaEStern + me goes on sale NEXT WEEK, order NOW http://t.co/JbJLEpYHMa pic.twitter.com/h0id1kmr35
— J.M. Berger (@intelwire) March 2, 2015
Huzzah!
Jessica Stern is terrific, while JM Berger is not only one of our ablest analysts, but also a good friend. This book will be an eye-opener.
