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What motivates Islamic terrorists? What is in the mind of terror? Our news reports from the Middle East cover events―bombings, massacres, and suicide attacks. Our newscasters take time to explain who the players are―from Hezbollah to the Iranian Quds, from ISIS to the Palestinian National Authority. But there is something underneath these events and players that fuels atrocity after atrocity in the Middle East.

What is it? Tass Saada provides the answer to that question as he delves into the mind of terror, explaining what motivates extremist groups throughout the Middle East. A former Muslim and a onetime sniper with Yasser Arafat’s Fatah organization, Tass has lived it himself. At age 42, he steered his life in a radical new direction, committing it to Jesus.

Tass not only describes the motivations and aspirations of those who live in the Middle East, he also outlines a peaceful solution. We can plant seeds of hope that will transform not only the Middle East, but also our increasingly diverse neighborhoods at home. Discover the mind behind terror and how to oppose its grip.

From the Back Cover:

What is going on?
From the moment the first plane hit the World Trade Center, I knew. Islamic extremism was at our doorstep. I had spoken to large congregations and to small groups in living rooms about this. I have to admit that not many listeners took me seriously. Most thought tragedy would never strike here.

Then came September 11. All the false security disappeared. Within hours, it became known that the hijackers were Middle Eastern Muslims. And here I was, an Arab living in the United States. If you think you were shocked and distraught that day, you should have been in my shoes. I wondered what my future would be like in my adopted homeland.

Fifteen years since then, terrorism has exploded across our world. There may have been a time when comfortable Westerners living in North America and Europe could pretend the world had two categories: “safe” places and “unsafe” places. Certain cities and countries would be all right for vacationing, while others would not. That myth has been forever shattered.

Terror lies in the heart of our cities and in the office complexes of our suburbs.

BOTTOM LINE: We have a major challenge on our hands―especially with “lone wolf” young people popping up regularly to terrorize such disparate sites as the Boston Marathon race, the Canadian Parliament building, and subways of London and Moscow.

Uneasiness is everywhere. What is behind all this?
What’s the mind-set of those whose plant bombs, launch rockets, and chop off heads?

Why the passionate hatred?
Let me tell you what I have personally experienced and what I know about the Middle East . . .