Hamas
Subtitle: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad
Contributors: Dennis Ross (Foreword)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: March 22, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780300122589
Subjects: Islamic studies; Political parties; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; 21st century; Middle East - General; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Palestine; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; History / Middle East
First sentence: Hamas, both an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement) and an Arabic word meaning "zeal," is a Palestinian Islamist group that emerged in 1987 as an outgrowth of the Palestinian branch of the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood.