Saudis and terrorism (Global perspectives)

Author: Group of authors Publisher: Ghina Publishing Participated in its preparation a select group of senior thinkers, politicians, researchers, and academics from various countries around the world. The book issued by Ghina House is unique and deeply addresses issues of terrorism and the Saudi stance rejecting it through global perspectives with diverse cultural and civilizational backgrounds and different intellectual approaches. The book, prepared by 26 thinkers and researchers from various scientific, intellectual, and political disciplines from the United States, Russia, Europe, Asia, and the Arab world, contains several topics discussing terrorism as a global phenomenon with no religion or homeland. It appeared on the global stage and spread, becoming a worldwide phenomenon that requires everyone to stand united to contain and eliminate it wherever it exists. The book also discusses Islam’s position on terrorism and its fight against this phenomenon by all possible means, clarifies the relationship between Muslims and others, and highlights Islam’s tolerance as a religion based on moderation and balance. It presents the Saudi government and people’s stance on terrorism and what it has suffered from before and after the September 11, 2001 events. It also calls for all countries of the world to work hand in hand to eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The book dedicates a section to the media campaigns against Saudi Arabia, especially the American ones, which intensified after the September 11 attacks, and the hidden parties behind these campaigns aimed at tarnishing Saudi Arabia’s image and its policy based on balance, neutrality, and non-interference in others’ affairs. The book is an objective message to the global conscience seeking truth and justice, presented by a group of prominent scholars, thinkers, and politicians from different angles and perspectives on terrorism and its victims from various religions and cultures. It relies on a scientific approach based on evidence, real-life examples, and practical reality, aiming to raise the voice for rational judgment, the dominance of logic, and advocating peaceful coexistence in security and safety, which the peoples of the world would be pleased with. The intellectual contributions in the book, although representing the viewpoints of their authors, agree on the main goal of accepting contributions in this global strategic project, which is to achieve human dignity, lift injustice, and call for listening to the voice of reason when examining events, moderation in perspectives on cultures, and fairness in dealing with peoples, away from double standards policies that could undermine global peace. Among the most prominent participants in the book from politicians and academics are Evgeny Primakov, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Russia; Dr. Osama Abdel Majeed, former Secretary-General of the Arab League; Noam Chomsky, linguist and philosopher at MIT; Paul Findley, member of Congress and former governor of Illinois; Edward Walker, former Assistant Secretary of State; John D. Anthony, Chairman of the Arab-American Relations Council; Wolf Schubert, member of the Middle East and Near East Society in Hamburg; and the German Arab Law Society. From Saudi Arabia: Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Zanidi, Professor of Islamic Culture at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh; Dr. Salwa Al-Khatib, Professor of Social Studies at King Saud University; Khaled Al-Muaina, Editor-in-Chief of Arab News published in English; Jafar Sheikh Idris, President of the American Open University and expert in urban relations between the West and the Islamic world; Amima Al-Jalahma, Assistant Professor at the College of Education, King Faisal University, Dammam branch; along with many researchers, academics, and media professionals from various countries worldwide. The book is a new addition by Ghina Publishing House in Riyadh, which has previously issued many books related to terrorism issues, including "A Letter to the West... A Vision from Saudi Arabia," prepared by a group of Saudi scholars and intellectuals, translated into many international languages. It is a pioneering contribution from the Saudi private cultural sector in clarifying and revealing the ambiguity surrounding the concept of terrorism and the misconceptions promoted by Western media, which attempt to link everything Islamic to terrorism before and after the September 11, 2001 events.