| Hizbu’llah: Politics and Religion Subjects: Hizballah (Lebanon); Islam and politics -- Lebanon; Shiites -- Lebanon -- Political activity; Israel -- Arab Border Conflicts 1949 -- Lebanon; Hizbu'llah is the largest and most prominent political party in Lebanon, and one of the most renowned Islamist movements in the world. In this book, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb examines the organisation's understanding of jihad and how this, together with its belief in martyrdom, brought about the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanon in May 2000. |