Islamic Extremism

January 27, 2015 Elle Glendinning

ISIS Incorporated

From the Sinai Peninsula to Libya, jihadist groups have pledged allegiance to ISIS. The self-proclaimed “Islamic State” is exploiting its brand name to build loyalty and lure recruits. ------------------- ISIS the Brand In an audio recording released...

January 22, 2015 Josh Lipowsky

Qasem Soleimani: Iran’s man against ISIS

In late October, ISIS fighters retreated from the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakher. According to Iraqi military sources, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) provided the Iraqi army with weapons and training in order to force ISIS’s retreat. The...

January 21, 2015 Elle Glendinning

ISIS’s Wanton War on Women

In mid-December, at least 150 women and girls, some of them pregnant, were executed for refusing to marry or perform sexual acts for ISIS fighters. The women were systematically shot before being dumped into a mass grave in Fallujah, Iraq. According...

January 15, 2015 Julie S.

Sayyid Qutb: The Philosophical Foundation for Modern Jihadism

As the forefather of modern jihadism, Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) profoundly influenced virtually every ‘Islamic’ extremist group operating today. According to the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, the diverse jihadist movement cites Qutb more...

January 13, 2015 Julie S.

Two Sides to the Islamic State Coin

ISIS has declared its intention to issue its own currency, an ‘Islamic State’ dinar coin minted in gold, silver and copper. ISIS’s ideology will be greatly served if it can implement its own system of coinage. First and foremost, the issuance of...

January 08, 2015 Marielle Harris

Khaled Meshaal: In His Own Words

As the chief of Hamas’s political bureau, Khaled Meshaal is arguably the most powerful leader in the Hamas organization. Meshaal lives openly in Doha, Qatar, uninhibited by Israeli travel restrictions. Meshaal reportedly “ sets the strategy…. [and...