Witness the Islamic Revolution from the Inside

Few Americans have lived through a fundamentalist Islamic revolution and emerged to tell the story. Unveiled Threat: A Personal Experience of Fundamentalist Islam and the Roots of Terrorism offers something rare: an eyewitness account from someone who was there when Iran transformed in 1978-79.

This isn’t another academic analysis or pundit’s opinion. It’s a firsthand perspective on the forces that continue to shape Middle Eastern conflicts and global terrorism today. The author has spent decades following these developments, distilling complex geopolitical realities into an accessible examination of where America stands in relation to fundamentalist Islam.

The book has already sparked intense debate—some critics have dismissed it without reading a single page. But if you’re seeking to understand the motivations behind religiously-justified violence and the broader clash of civilizations, you deserve to evaluate the evidence yourself.

Unveiled Threat provides the kind of on-the-ground insight that can only come from someone who lived through history as it unfolded. In an era of polarized opinions and secondhand analysis, that perspective is invaluable.

 Think Advisor Interviews author Janet Tavakoli About Fundamentalist Islam

Think Advisor: What were you able to learn about fundamentalist Islam by following the money?

Tavakoli: If you read the 9/11 report, it states the Saudis, among others, funded terrorism. There is a theory that Saudi Arabia, among others, funded the fellows who formed ISIS to advance the Wahhabi agenda on the Arabian Peninsula, but their monsters went rogue and formed their own Wahhabi-based caliphate. Saudi Arabia got its start by using the Wahhabi ideology as a recruitment tool, and the Saudis are not keen to see upstarts dethrone them. There can only be one caliphate, so Gulf governments have a keen interest in pushing back the new challengers, before the so-called caliphate gains more traction.

Read Think Advisor’s entire interview here.

Read an excerpt from Janet Tavakoli’s memoir, Unveiled Threat: A Personal Experience of Fundamentalist Islam and the Roots of Terrorism.

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Tavakoli, Janet. “Letter to the Editor: Do Not Accept Bolton’s Interpretation on Links with Iran.” Financial Times, May 7, 2007.

Tavakoli, Janet. “Nuclear Iran and Islam: A Clear-Eyed Assessment.” Tavakoli Structured Finance, July 18, 2025.

Tavakoli, Janet. “Islam’s “Human Rights.” Gatestone Institute. November 5, 2016.

Tavakoli, Janet. “The Mayor of London’s ‘My Side’“. Gatestone Institute. October 27, 2016. 2016.

Related Book

Tavakoli, Janet. Unveiled Threat. Lyons McNamara, 2014.