Book Description Summary of Journey into the Mind of the Islamic Terrorist. When you open the pages of this book, be prepared to meet the Islamic terrorist face-to-face. Author Mark Gabriel goes deep into the thought processes of the Islamic radical with the expertise that can only be gained from growing up as a Muslim in Egypt when the foundation of the modern radical movement was being laid. Dr. Gabriel was more than just an observer: he was a scholar of Islam at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He was ultimately kidnapped and tortured by the Egyptian government for his refusal to fall in line with the fundamentalist teachings of the day. Dr. Gabriel exposes the foundational philosophy of radical Islam in a way that has never been accomplished before in English. He examines the most important manifestos written by radicals ranging from Sayyid Qutb to Osama bin Laden. As a result, he put together the Five Pillars of Radical Islam which clearly explain the goals and methods of modern Islamic radicals. More than merely describing the problem, Dr. Gabriel also presents ideas that can be implemented to control the terrorists of today and to prevent new ones from arising. Journey into the Mind of the Islamic Terrorist is a powerful weapon for the West in its struggle against Islamic terrorism.