Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia

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Summary: The Current Landscape of Central Asia
Review: This book starts with the history of Central Asia then talks about the current state of that area focusing on the rise of radical Islamic groups, mainly IMU & HT. The author provides some reasons for their rise and how this has affected the area and the world. This author also provides some solutions to the problems of this part of the world while holding out hope for mass reform through foreign support as a solution to the war on terror.

Large oil reserves, oppressed people, human rights violations, mass poverty, mass unemployment, and radical Islamic groups put this part of the world front stage in the war on terror.