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-'''''The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11''''' is a historical look at the way in which [[Al-Qaeda]] came into being, the background for various terrorist attacks and how they were investigated, and the events that led to the [[September 11 attacks]]. The book was written by [[Lawrence Wright]], who was awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction]] for the work.+'''Anti-Western sentiment''', also known as '''Anti-Atlanticism''' refers to broad [[opposition]] or [[hostility]] to the people, culture, values, or policies of the [[Western World]]. In many modern cases the [[Anti-Americanism|United States]] and the [[Antibritish|United Kingdom]] are the subject of discussion or hostility, though for the most part historically it was fueled by anti-[[colonialism]] and [[anti-imperialism]]. Anti-Western sentiment occurs in many countries, even from the West itself – especially European countries. Broad anti-Western sentiment also exists in the [[Muslim world]] against Europeans. Another factor is the ongoing support by some Western governments—notably the United States—for [[Israel]].
-==Overview==+After the end of the [[Cold War]], [[Samuel P. Huntington]] argued that international conflict over economic ideology will be replaced with conflict over cultural differences. He argues that [[Regional integration|economic]] and [[Regionalism (politics)|political]] regionalism will increasingly shift [[non-Western countries]] towards [[geopolitical]] engagement with countries that share their values. Huntington argues that the [[Islamic world]] experiencing a population explosion at the same time as a growth in [[Islamic fanaticism]], leading to rejection of [[Westernization]].
-''The Looming Tower'' is largely focused on the people involved in the [[September 11 attacks]], their motives and personalities, and how they interacted. The book starts with [[Sayyid Qutb]], an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] religious scholar who visited the United States in the late 1940s and returned to his home to become an [[anti-West]] [[Islamist]] and eventually a martyr for his beliefs. There is also a portrait of [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], from his childhood in Egypt to his participation in and later leadership of [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] to his merging of his organization with Al Qaeda.+
-[[Osama bin Laden]] is the person described the most, from his childhood in [[Saudi Arabia]] in a rich family, his participation in the [[jihad]] against the [[Soviet Union]] in [[Afghanistan]], his role as a financier of terrorist groups, his stay in [[Sudan]], his return to Afghanistan and his interactions with the [[Taliban]]. The [[1998 United States embassy bombings]] in [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] are described, as is the [[USS Cole bombing|bombing of the USS Cole]] in 2000.+[[Lee Kuan Yew]], the former President of Singapore, argues that [[East Asia]]n countries should be based on "[[Asian values]]" - and that countries like the [[Four Asian Tigers]] should aspire to have Western-style [[standards of living]], but without accepting [[liberal democratic]] social institutions and principles.
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-Lawrence Wright also describes in detail some of the Americans involved, in particular [[Richard A. Clarke]], chief counter-terrorism adviser on the [[United States National Security Council|U.S. National Security Council]], and [[John P. O'Neill]], an Assistant Deputy Director of Investigation for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] who served as America's top bin Laden hunter until his retirement from the FBI in August 2001, after which he got a job as head of security at the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], where he died in the 9/11 attacks.+
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-The book also describes some of the problems with lack of cooperation between the FBI and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and other American government organizations that prevented them from uncovering the 9/11 plot in time.+
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-Because ''The Looming Tower'' is to a large extent focused on telling the story of the people involved it does not describe the 9/11 plot and its execution in much detail. It focuses more on the background and the conditions that produced the people who planned and staged the attack, and information about those who were combating terror against the USA.+
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-== About the title ==+
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-The words "looming towers" or "lofty towers" ({{lang|ar|بروج مشيدة}}) appear in the [[Qur'an]] {{Cite quran|4|78|s=ns|b=n}} (Sūrat an-Nisā'). According to Wright, Osama bin Laden, at a wedding before the 9/11 attack, quoted the line, repeating it three times: "Wherever you are, death will find you, even if you are in lofty towers" ({{lang|ar|"أينما تكونوا يدرككم الموت ولو كنتم في بروج مشيدة"}} '' 'aynamā takūnū yadrikkumu l-mawtu wa-law kuntum fī burūjin mušayyadatin'').+
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-==Awards and honors==+
-*2006 [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]]+
-*2006 [[New York Times bestseller]] +
-*2006 [[New York Times Notable Book of the Year]]+
-*2006 [[New York Times Best Books of the Year]]+
-*2006 [[IRE Award]]+
-*2006 [[National Book Award]] finalist+
-*2006 [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]] finalist+
-*2006 ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's Best Books of the Year+
-*2007 [[Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction]]+
-*2007 [[Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism]]+
-*2007 [[J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize]]+
-*2007 [[Lionel Gelber Prize]]+
-*2007 [[Arthur Ross Book Award]] shortlist +
-*2007 [[PEN Center USA]] Literary Award (Research Nonfiction)+
-*2009 ''[[Newsweek]]'' 50 Books for Our Times+
 +==See also==
 +*[[Occidentalism]]
 +*[[Letter to America]]
 +*[[Discrimination in Europe]]
 +*[[The Clash of Civilizations]]
 +*[[Criticism of Western culture]]
 +*[[Anti-Americanism]]
 +*[[Anti-British sentiment]]
 +*[[Sentiment]]
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Anti-Western sentiment, also known as Anti-Atlanticism refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, culture, values, or policies of the Western World. In many modern cases the United States and the United Kingdom are the subject of discussion or hostility, though for the most part historically it was fueled by anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism. Anti-Western sentiment occurs in many countries, even from the West itself – especially European countries. Broad anti-Western sentiment also exists in the Muslim world against Europeans. Another factor is the ongoing support by some Western governments—notably the United States—for Israel.

After the end of the Cold War, Samuel P. Huntington argued that international conflict over economic ideology will be replaced with conflict over cultural differences. He argues that economic and political regionalism will increasingly shift non-Western countries towards geopolitical engagement with countries that share their values. Huntington argues that the Islamic world experiencing a population explosion at the same time as a growth in Islamic fanaticism, leading to rejection of Westernization.

Lee Kuan Yew, the former President of Singapore, argues that East Asian countries should be based on "Asian values" - and that countries like the Four Asian Tigers should aspire to have Western-style standards of living, but without accepting liberal democratic social institutions and principles.

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