by Marisa UrgoShaalan | Jul 11, 2012 | Monitor
Lessons Learned and Taught In the second edition of his autobiography – Knights Under the Banner of the Prophet – Zawahiri comes to a logical mid-point in this the first part of his narrative: September 11th. As a I noted here, Knights isn’t a linear...
by Marisa UrgoShaalan | Jul 5, 2012 | Monitor
Update [7/5]: After reading the passage again, I've added the preceding paragraph [in blue], because it enhances Zawahiri's primary argument – trust and dedication matter. On another note: I received several comments on the quality of the grammar and...
by Marisa UrgoShaalan | May 27, 2012 | Monitor
Zawahiri Describes the Afghan Camp ComplexIn Chapter 4 Section 4 of the 2d edition of his spiritual autobiography, Knights Under the Banner of the Prophet, Ayman al-Zawahiri describes the training camp complex that had developed throughout Afghanistan during the chaos...
by Marisa UrgoShaalan | May 27, 2012 | Monitor
Zawahiri’s Personal Theology of Risk In Section 2 of the Afghanistan chapters of his autobiography, Knights Under the Banner of the Prophet (2d ed), Ayman al-Zawahiri tells of the origins of the al-Qaeda’s efforts to unify the various Afghanistan-based “mujahideen”...
by Marisa UrgoShaalan | Apr 22, 2012 | Monitor
Part one of the 2d edition of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s autobiography – Knights Under the Banner of the Prophet (Knights2) – is 560 pages in translation. Written during Zawahiri’s 60th year, the text is a broad, personal look at life inside (what I will call...
