Craig Winn is an American author and former businessman. He has self-published six books, including several on terrorism and Islam. His latest book is called Yada Yahweh.^[1] Each of his books has been made available for free on the internet.[1] For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Terrorist redirects here. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

After the events of September 11th, Winn began a research project with colleague Kevin Power to "uncover the roots of terrorism". They visited 120 countries and interviewed members of al-Qaeda, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Force 17, the Palestinian Authority, the Knesset, IDF, and US generals, as well as Israeli secret service agents in the Mossad and Shin Bet. The two published their findings in the novel Tea With Terrorists.^[2] The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of suicide attacks against civilians of the United States conducted on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Hamas (; acronym: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Islamic militant organization and political party. ... Islamic Jihad (Arabic: ‎, Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami) is a terrorist Islamist group based in the Syrian capital, Damascus. ... Not to be confused with Fatah Revolutionary Council or Fatah al-Islam. ... For other uses, see al-Aqsa (disambiguation). ... Force 17 is an elite VIP terror unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. ... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... For the Haganah branch responsible for coordinating Jewish immigration into the British Mandate of Palestine, see Mossad Lealiyah Bet. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ...

Winn has made numerous appearances in the media around the United States, including 1500 radio interviews by his own count. [2] Some of the shows are made available on his website.[3] Winn has been interviewed by Business Week.BW Talk: The Spy Who Came In From... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ...

Prior to becoming an author, Winn was a businessman who founded the now defunct ValueAmerica.com.^[3]

Business career

In 1977 Craig joined his father's company, Winn Co., after graduating from the University of Southern California with business degrees in marketing and finance. There he worked as a manufacturer's representative.^[4] The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ...

In 1986, he founded and built a lighting company called Dynasty, which he brought public in 1990, and went bankrupt in 1993.^[4]

In 1996, he became a Dot.com entrepreneur when he founded Value America,^[5] an early sort of electronic mall that was briefly second only to Amazon.com. The company raised investments from Paul Allen and Frederick W. Smith, among others.^[6] Valueamerica.com had a successful IPO in April 1999, starting at $23 per share, reaching up to $74.25 at its highest point. Winn's share of Value America was, on paper, worth over $1 billion after the company's IPO, and he planned to use his new wealth to bankroll a political career, including a run for the presidency of the United States.^[7] These plans were shelved when Value America imploded later. By December 1999, Winn had resigned from the board after disagreeing with all but one of the rest of the board regarding restructuring. Value America filed for bankruptcy in August 2000,^[8] less than a year after its IPO.^[7] It was one of the first large dotcoms to fail.^[9] .COM is also the extension of the DOS COM file, an extension used for executables. ... Value America or VA () was a dot-com company founded in Nevada in 1996[1] by Craig Winn and Rex Scatena, and relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia in February of 1998[1]. Its business model involved connecting customers on the Web directly to manufacturers, with the intent of providing better pricing... Amazon. ... For other persons named Paul Allen, see Paul Allen (disambiguation). ... Fred W. Smith (born August 11, 1944) is the founder of Federal Express, or FedEx, the first overnight express delivery company in the world, and the largest in the United States. ... Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of partially dismantling or otherwise reorganizing a company for the purpose of making it more efficient and therefore more profitable. ... The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2001 during which stock markets in Western nations saw their value increase rapidly from growth in the new Internet sector and related fields. ...

Winn's book In the Company of Good and Evil: A True Story of Seduction and Betrayal is about his experience with Value America. Winn stated, "I, along with a small but great team of people, built a large and innovative etail company. But the founders turned the firm over to 'professionals' after taking it public in harmony with prevailing wisdom. They promptly ran it into the ground while lining their pockets. To cover their crime, they blamed it on me."^[10]

David Kuo's Dot.Bomb offers another insider's perspective of the failure of Value America, placing significant blame on Winn. David Kuo is an author and former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. ...

Published works

His first book is titled Tea With Terrorists, co-written with Ken Power. This is a novel that purports to document an investigation of the motives of terrorists. Winn has also authored Prophet of Doom, which is a survey of his interpretation of Muhammad's life as derived from the Qur'an and Hadith. Other works of his are In The Company of Good & Evil^[11] (also written with Ken Power), Future History^[12] and Yada Yahweh.^[13] He has published these books through the Cricketsong Books imprint, a division of Virginia Publishers, which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of The Winn Company, LLC.^[14] Ken Power is an American author who co-authored 4 books with Craig Winn. ... Prophet of Doom is a book written by the American businessman Craig Winn. ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. ... Hadith ( transliteration: ) are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad. ...

Analysis of Islam

According to Prophet of Doom and Tea With Terrorists, Islamic terrorists are inspired by the actions of Muhammad and the verses in the Qu'ran. Winn quotes extensively from the Qur'an and Hadith throughout his books. Prophet of Doom is a book written by the American businessman Craig Winn. ... Islamist terrorism, sometimes called Islamic terrorism, is terrorism that is carried out to further the political and religious ambitions of a segment of the Muslim community. ... The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. ... Hadith ( transliteration: ) are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad. ...

He publishes a rendition of the verses of the Qur'an in Chronological order which was compiled by analysing the material of Hadith. Winn worked with his team of researchers to compile a timeline of Islamic terrorism.[4][5] Hadith ( transliteration: ) are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad. ...

Regarding terrorism in Islam, Winn argues that the cause is "not Osama Bin-Laden, not Al-Qaeda, not some radical fringe group of extremists, but Islam itself."^[15] This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...

Unfortunately, he has written several of these parts, and has mistranslated most others. A list of several of his translations next to translations by people who actually speak Arabic are available online.[6]

Muslim response

Winn's work remains largely unknown in the Muslim community,^{[attribution needed]} but has been criticised by those aware of it. Muhammad Sultan of CAIR stated Winn "seems to lie in hatemongering and fomenting incitement for the purpose of cashing in on fear and ignorance."^[16] The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an organization whose stated goal is to promote a positive image of Islam in America. ...

Winn claims to have documented attempts of "Muslims filing complaints with the domain registrar to release private information" regarding his location and their repeated attempts to hijack the site [7]. Some Muslims have circulated a petition to have one of his books banned and censored. Daniel Pipes claims that this response to Winn's books raises important concerns regarding freedom of speech and the press. ^[17] For other uses, see Censor. ... Daniel Pipes in Copenhagen Daniel Pipes (born September 9, 1949) is an American historian and analyst who specializes in the Middle East. ... This article is about the general concept. ... Freedom of the Press (or Press Freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public press for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ...

Among the biggest criticisms of his work and research is that his approach only conveys a very shallow perspective of Islam, and that he quotes out of context. However, this claim is without basis as not a single example can be given.

Bibliography

• Yada Yahweh: A Conversation with God, Cricketsong Books (? 2007)
• Prophet Of Doom: Islam's Terrorist Dogma In Muhammad's Own Words, Faithworks (April 2004)
• Tea With Terrorists: Who They Are, Why They Kill, What Will Stop Them Faithworks (October 2002)
• In the Company of Good and Evil: A True Story of Seduction and Betrayal Cricketsong Books (January 2002)
• Future History: The End of the Beginning

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External links

Winn's On-line Books

• Yada Yahweh
• Prophet of Doom
• Tea With Terrorists
• In the Company of Good and Evil

Audio and Video of Winn

• Audio debate between Craig Winn and Muslim Jalal Abualrub

Criticism

• Islamic website with rebuttals of Craig Winn's views on Islam