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In early 2006, Theo Padnos moved to Yemen to research what has become one of the unheralded breeding grounds for the next generation of jihadists. "The Light of the Crescent Moon" is Padnos' beautifully written account of his experiences and insights gained in this little-understood country. Here, he details his work at the country's main English-language newspaper, his public conversion to Islam, and his dangerous investigation of the country's academies and mosques, where the dictates of radical Islam are passed on to students who have come from all over the world in search of meaning and certainty. Padnos' rich and sympathetic portraits of these hopeful young men offer a new perspective on the spiritual dimension of the Islamist threat.