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Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west, talked about how islamic extremist groups like isis recruit people to. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. These individuals have been characterized as having been inspired by alqaeda. The idea was three oneton ammonium nitrate truck bombs, two in the city. Mubin shaikh, who calls himself an observant muslim, says he was a paid undercover informant for the canadian security and intelligence service for more than two years, working much of that time. When his childhood friend was connected with a terrorist attack, mubin shaikh. These details will grab your attention and make the book difficult to put down.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading undercover jihadi. Going through an acute identity crisis at age nineteen, mubin recommitted. Mubin shaikh born and raised in canada, mubin shaikh grew up with two conflicting and competing cultures. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown, terrorism in the west. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west by anne speckhard at indigo. Mubin shaikh the toronto 18 terrorism investigation. The toronto 18 terrorist cell, the key role played by undercover agents in preventing. Every once in a while i read full books on difficult subject matter to keep abreast of world politics in a deep way. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad anne speckhard and mubin shaikh have teamed up to tell us one of the most riveting stories of the year. The toronto 18 had the goal of beheading the thenprime minister of canada, stephen harper, as well as blowing up certain buildings in the cities of toronto and ottawa, canada. The 2006 ontario terrorism case refers to the plotting of a series of attacks against targets in southern ontario, canada, and the june 2, 2006, counterterrorism raids in and around the greater toronto area that resulted in the arrest of 14 adults and 4 youths the toronto 18. The book is mostly an autobiography, wellwritten and contextualized by terrorism scholar anne speckhard. Undercover jihadi is the remarkable story of mubin shaikh, a young canadian, son of muslim immigrants from india, who gets involved in one of the biggest terrorist cases in canada.
In late 2005, he infiltrated a group of wouldbe terrorists who would later become known as the toronto 18. Mubin is also the author of the book, undercover jihadi. Mubin shaikh is a courageous hero that risked it all to go undercover to infiltrate and ultimately stop the toronto 18, a group that plotted to storm the canadian parliament, behead the prime minister and explode truck bombs all around toronto. Why did a former extremist go undercover to fight terrorism. Mubin shaikh former counterterrorism operative, canadian forces subject matter expert and ph. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Leader of toronto 18 terror group denied release the star. A second update by michael keefer one of the toronto 18 a youth who was just seventeen when he was arrested in june 2006, and therefore cannot be publicly namedwas found guilty of terrorism by ontario superior court justice john sproat in a brampton courthouse on september 25, 2008. With her wealth of knowledge of the terrorist mindset, anne speckhard tells his story and that of the toronto 18 masterfully and dramatically. News he had a full cognitive shift after the 911 attacks, leading him to reevaulate his commitment to the. From islamic extremist to government informant mubin shaikh tells u. The information in this book is well presented and provides new insightscredible and not readily known information about this important period and event. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services.
Longtime jihad watch readers may recall that i debated mubin shaikh in 20 about whether or not the quran teaches warfare against unbelievers. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown, terrorism. Mubin shaikh toronto, ontario, canada former undercover national security agent in the toronto 18 case and the subsequent 4 year public prosecution as well as other security intelligence tasks i cannot comment on by law. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west born and raised in toronto, canada amidst 21st century western values, mubin shaikh seemed to. Recently jihad watch ran a piece by exmuslim saleem smith about mubin shaikh, the moderate muslim spokesman in canada, entitled the curious case of mubin shaikh, the undercover jihadi. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west. Mubin shaikh tactical decision making research group. Mubin joined the canadian army cadets, used drugs, had sex and partied just like the other kids. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west hardcover oct 21 2014. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west, which mubin shaikh coauthored with anne speckhard for advances press in 2014, and many public revelations, which emerged from the toronto 18 trial, provide evidence for several of shaikh s claims.
Shaikh is a coauthor of the book undercover jihadi. Kingstonfahim ahmad, one of the leaders of the group that became known as the toronto 18, will remain behind bars, both a prisoner for his. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism. Clandestime 188 an alternative history of al qaeda. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Kindle store kindle ereader kopen gratis kindleleesapps engelse e books content en apparaten kindleondersteuning kindle store. But as i describe in my book, undercover jihadi, there was this parallel identity construct. The subtitle of shaikhs book is inside the toronto 18, al qaeda. But at night, his parents insisted he also attend islamic madrasa. At the age of 19, he went to india and pakistan where he had a chance encounter with the taliban prior to their takeover of afghanistan in 1995. Unfortunately with the arrests and convictions of many. Mubin shaikhs moderate muslim meltdown jihad watch.
Ultimately joining the toronto 18, mubin walked a tightrope between western culture and islamic jihad. Mubin was born in 1975 in toronto, the son of indian muslim parents. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown, terrorism in the west ebook. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west by speckhard, anne, shaikh, mubin, stern, jessica isbn. The curious case of mubin shaikh, the undercover jihadi. Download free its never too late to expose the pain of shame. Shaikh has a master of policing, intelligence, and counterterrorism from macquarie university, australia. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west speckhard, anne, shaikh, mubin, stern, jessica on. Candidate in psychology of radicalization and terrorism coauthor, undercover jihadi. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown terrorism in the west book online at best prices in india on. Mubin went back inbut this time working undercover with the canadian security intelligence service csis and the royal canadian mounted police rcmp.
He then traversed to the royal canadian mounted police rcmps integrated national security enforcement team inset in the toronto 18 case 2006 and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He attended quran school as a child as well as public. Mubin sits down with steve paikin to discuss his book, undercover jihadi. Mubin has since gone on to become a media commentator, appearing on abc, nbc, cbc, and cnn, among others. Undercover jihadi inside the toronto 18, al qaeda inspired, homegrown, terrorism in the west book.
Pdf mubin shaikh was born and raised in toronto, canada amidst twentyfirst century. Edward saids famous argument in his book orientalism is that western society has a long history of categorising muslims and asians as the other as different, dangerous and violent. Finally a book that opens a window into the minds of terrorists. His book undercover jihadi describes two key elements of his upbringing that would play a major role later his sense of a dual identity, both muslim and westerner, and the fact he was sexually abused by an uncle when he was a child. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown, terrorism in the west english edition ebook. Mubin shaikh was born and raised in toronto, canada amidst twentyfirst century, western values. Inside the toronto 18 al qaeda inspired, homegrown. Shaikh, mubin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. New details both about the toronto 18, as well as mubin shaikh, who infiltrated the group, are revealed. Mubin shaikh is a former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative.