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  1. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam [a] ( 14 November 1941 – 24 November 1989) was a Palestinian jihadist and theologian. Belonging to the Salafi movement within Sunni Islam, he and his family fled from what had been the Jordanian-annexed West Bank after the 1967 Arab–Israeli War and pursued higher education in Jordan and Egypt before relocating to Saudi Arabia.

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  2. Abdullah Azzam (1941-1989) was a Palestinian Islamist preacher who helped found al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Lashkar-e-Taiba. He is often referred to as the father of global jihad, and was instrumental in recruiting foreign fighters to Afghanistan in the 1980s. Azzam theorized that Muslims should fight a single, global jihad against their enemies as ...

  3. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941 - November 24, 1989) was a highly influential Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian, and a central figure in preaching for defensive jihad by Muslims to help the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet invaders.

  4. Mar 6, 2020 · Among them was Abdallah Azzam, a 36-year-old rising star of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood. In Indianapolis, Azzam would meet a young Saudi student with a now-famous name: Osama bin Laden. It...

  5. Sep 7, 2021 · Ever since his assassination in late November 1989, Abdullah Azzam has occupied a hegemonic status in the minds of scholars and participants alike over his role in the evolution of modern Islamic activism. For some, he is held responsible for developing and popularizing the intellectual and theological background to contemporary salafi-jihadism.

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  7. Mar 5, 2020 · Amazon.com: The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad: 9780521765954: Hegghammer, Thomas: Books. Books. ›. History. ›. Middle East. Kindle. $33.72. Available instantly. Hardcover. $27.00 - $35.49. Other Used and New from $23.00. Buy new: $35.49. List Price: $38.99 Details. Save: $3.50 (9%) FREE Returns. FREE delivery March 13 - 15.

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  8. No perpetrator was ever found responsible, but many of Azzam's followers blame the United States for the assassination. Azzam was just the first of several radical Islamic leaders and groups – most holding an unabiding hatred for the U.S. – who would make the U.S. a center of their activity.

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