{"product_id":"9781440633713","title":"My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir","description":"\u003ci\u003eMy Year Inside Radical Islam\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of first a spiritual and then a political seduction. Raised in liberal Ashland, Oregon, by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross converted to Islam in college-a process that began with a desire to connect with both a religious community and a spiritual practice, and eventually led him to sympathize with the most extreme interpretations of the faith with the most radical political implications. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the year following graduation, Gartenstein-Ross went to work for the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, a charity dedicated to fostering Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam-a theological inspiration for many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda. Shortly after he left Al Haramain-when his own fanaticism had waned-the foundation was charged by the U.S. government for a money-laundering scheme that was seemingly designed to finance terrorist organizations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gartenstein-Ross, by this time a lawyer at a prominent firm, volunteered for questioning by the FBI. They already knew who he was. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent soul can be seduced away from his principles, \u003ci\u003eMy Year Inside Radical Islam\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rare glimpse into the personal interface between religion and politics.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123642482928,"sku":"9781440633713","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440633713_p0.jpg?v=1763786442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440633713","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}