Joseph Alagha is professor in Political Science & Intercultural Studies at Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon.

• A Note on Transliteration, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Summary, Introduction and Analytical Framework, 1 Tolerance and Discrimination:Ahl Al-Dhimma in the Islamic Order, 2 Interpretation and Authority:Wilayat Al-Faqih, 3 Political Violence: Terrorismand 9/11, 4 Political Violence: Suicide Operations, 5 From Cooptation to Contestation to Political Power, 6 The Doha 2008 Accord and its Aftermath, 7 The Eighth Conclave: A New Manifesto (November 2009), 8 Epilogue: Future Prospects –Disarmament and the Peace Process, Afterword, Glossary, Additional Reading, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index.

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