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Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam Audiobook
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In the 1920s, Hajj Amin-al-Husseini was the political and spiritual leader of the Palestinian Arabs. A vicious anti-Semite, he led numerous pogroms against Jewish settlers. During World War II, al-Husseini allied himself and his people with Hitler; he lived in Germany, met with Hitler, encouraged "the final solution," and became close friends with Himmler and other Nazis. After the war, al-Husseini escaped (he would certainly have been convicted at Nuremberg for war crimes) and fled to Egypt. His standing only rose, and in Egypt he was instrumental in fomenting Nazi-style anti-Semitic propaganda there. He also became the mentor to a new generation of radical "Islamo-fascist" Arab leaders. Foremost among them: Yasser Arafat.
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"Excellent story that ties today's Islamic Radicals back to some of the Arab personalities of WW2 and their support for Hitler's "final solution" to the "Jewish Problem".. Great read about a part of history many don't know about."
— Del (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Interesting and disturbing…The authors conclusively show how [al-Husseini] promoted the extermination of Jews while he resided in Hitler’s Germany.”
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" An essential read to discover why Palestine and the surrounding Arab countries are filled with an ever-growing and sustained hatred for the Jewish state of Israel. "
— Robert, 11/1/2013 -
" I was not aware of the dark connection between radical muslims and the Nazi regime. This connection helps to explain the continued antisemitism to the present day. "
— Alvin, 11/2/2010
About the Authors
David G. Dalin, Ph.D., an ordained rabbi, is a professor of history and political science at Ave Maria University. He has written on the role of Jews in the political history of the United States, and he has lectured widely on Pope Pius XII and the Jews in World War II and on the relationship between Pope John Paul II and the Jews. He holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Brandeis University. He completed his seminary studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
John F. Rothmann is a talk-show host on the ABC-affiliated KGO-AM Newstalk radio in San Francisco. He is also an author, teacher, archivist, political consultant, and a frequent lecturer on American politics and the presidency. He has spoken at over 150 college campuses throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel, and has published many articles on American political history, the Middle East, and education. He was a contributor to the book American Jews and the Separationist Faith: The New Debate on Religion in Public Life and has served as a research consultant for the books Jews in America, A Day in the Life of Israel, and Jerusalem in the Shadow of Heaven.
About Michael Prichard
Michael Prichard is a Los Angeles-based actor who has played several thousand characters during his career, over one hundred of them in theater and film. He is primarily heard as an audiobook narrator, having recorded well over five hundred full-length books. His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award for Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman and six AudioFile Earphones Awards. He was named a Top Ten Golden Voice by SmartMoney magazine. He holds an MFA in theater from the University of Southern California.