Jihad in Saudi Arabia: violence and pan-Islamism since 1979

Introduction

The politics of pan-Islamism. The rise of pan-Islamism ; The Afghan jihad and the Saudi state ; Pan-Islamist bidding games

The classical jihadists. Afghanistan, cradle of the jihadist movement ; Jihad in Bosnia, the anticlimax ; Tajikistan, Chechnya and the minor jihad fronts

Recruitment to the early jihad fronts. Hijazi domination ; For the umma and the afterlife ; Recruitment in the open

Opportunities for global jihad. From the Burayda intifada to the 1995 Riyadh bombing ; Between police oppression and complacency ; New pan-Islamist causes ; The rise of the al-Shu'aybi school

Al-Qaida and Saudi Arabia. The global jihadists ; The global jihadist doctrine and Saudi Arabia ; Al-Qaida central ; Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia

Recruitment to al-Qaida. Unemployment and "Najdification' ; Classical jihad exploited ; Gatekeepers

Post-9/11 Saudi Arabia. New symbols of Muslim suffering ; Al-Qaida's scholars ; From soft to hard policing

The Mujahidin on the Arabian Peninsula. Returning from Afghanistan ; Al-Nashiri and al-Qaida's failed 2002 offensives ; The al-Uyayri network ; Launching the jihad

Recruitment to the QAP. Boys of Riyadh ; The Afghanistan factor ; Anti-Americanism and companionship ; Persuasion, incrimination and protection

The failure of the jihad in Arabia. The aims of QAP ; Evolution of the campaign ; Explaining the downfall of the QAP

Conclusion.