Al Qaeda in its own words

To reveal the inner workings of Al Qaeda, the author and his collaborators, have collected key texts of the major figures from which the movement has drawn its beliefs and direction.

Traduction de : Al-Qaida dans le texte : écrits d'Oussama ben Laden, Abdallah Azzam, Ayman al-Zawahiri et Abou Moussab al-Zarqawi.

Traduit de l'édition française qui était elle-même une traduction de l'original arabe.

General introduction : Al Qaeda, the essentials / Gilles Kepel -- Part 1 : Osama bin Laden -- Introduction : Osama Bin Laden, the iconic orator / Omar Saghi -- The companions' den (Excerpts) -- Declaration of Jihad against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy sanctuaries (Excerpts) -- Interview with CNN (Excerpts) -- World Islamic front statement urging Jihad against Jews and crusaders -- Interview with Al-Jazeera (Excerpts) -- Tactical recommendations (Excerpts) -- Second letter to the Muslims of Iraq -- Message to the American people.

Part 2 : Abdallah Azzam -- Introduction : Abdallah Azzam, the Imam of Jihad / Thomas Hegghammer -- The defence of Muslim territories constitutes the first individual duty (Excerpts) -- Join the caravan (Excerpts) -- Morals and jurisprudence of Jihad (Excerpts) -- To the young Muslims of the United States (Excerpts) -- The solid base (Excerpts).

Part 3 : Ayman al-Zawahiri -- Introduction : Ayman al-Zawahiri, veteran of Jihad / Stéphane Lacroix -- Bitter harvest : sixty years of the Muslim brotherhood (Excerpts) -- Advice to the community to reject the Fatwa of Sheikh Bin Baz authorizing parliamentary representation (Excerpts) -- Knight…