Inside Jihad: Understanding and Confrontng Radical Islam - Paperback

by Tawfik M. Hamid (Author)

This is an insider analysis of the phenomenon of Radical Islam by an ex-Islamic radical and an associate of the Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri (currently the first in command of Al-Qaeda). The book describes Dr. Hamid's journey against Islamic Radicalism since 1982.In Inside Jihad, Dr. Hamid analyses the problem in an objective manner and suggests strategic solutions to solve it.Dr. Tawfik Hamid (See: www.tawfikhamid.com ) is an Islamic thinker and reformer, and one time Islamic extremist from Egypt. He was a member of a radical Islamic organization Jamaa Islameia JI (of Egypt) with Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri, currently first in command of Al-Qaeda. After being radicalized in the JI (approximately thirty-five years ago), he had an awakening of his human conscience, recognized the threat of Radical Islam, and started to teach modern peaceful interpretations of classical Islamic core texts.Dr. Hamid has appeared on shows spanning the spectrum from CNN to Fox News and C-SPAN, and his articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News, VOA, France 24, RT (Russia Today), and the Jerusalem Post. Dr. Hamid's comments have also appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy magazine, USA Today, The Huffington Post, the National Journal, and Wired magazine. (See more at: www.tawfikhamid.com )Dr. Hamid has been a guest speaker at many reputable private and governmental fora - both within the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Hamid has spoken and testified before/with: the US Congress (House Armed Service Committee); the Future Summit at the invitation of President Shimon Peres; numerous Department of Defense (DoD) offices at the Pentagon; the Special Operations Command; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); the National Security Agency (NSA); the European Parliament; the New York Academy of Science, and many others.

Author Biography

HAMID BIOGRAPHY Dr. Tawfik Hamid (aka Tarek Abdelhamid) is an Islamic/Political thinker and reformer, He has appeared on shows spanning the spectrum from CNN to Fox News, and his articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal (5 times), the New York Daily News, C-Span, VOA, France 24, RT, and the Jerusalem Post Comments. Dr. Hamid comments also appeared in the Washington Post, Forgein Policy magazine, USA today, the National Journal, and Wired Magazine. (See some examples of Dr. Hamid work at: https: //www.facebook.com/pages/Inside-Jihad/642094635821322 ) Dr. Hamid's has been a guest speaker at many reputable private and governmental fora - both within the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Hamid has spoken and testified before/with: the US Congress (House Armed Service Committee); the Future Summit at the invitation of President Shimon Peres; numerous Department of Defense offices at the Pentagon; the Special Operations Command; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the National Security Agency; the FBI; the European Parliament; the NY Academy of science, and many others. Dr. Hamid obtained a medical degree in Internal Medicine from Cairo University and a Master's Degree in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Techniques from The University of Auckland School of Medicine and Health Science, New Zealand. Dr. Hamid is recognized for developing one of the most innovative Cognitive Psychology models, The Multi-Dimensional Learning Model which has been published under his original name (Tarek Abdelhamid). Currently Dr. Hamid MD, Mlitt (Edu) is Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies