Here are a few links for those interested in political Islam in different Middle Eastern states. The first link is to a study of Shi’a
Tag: Political Islam
Enduring repression and insurgency in Egypt’s Sinai -BBC
A good analysis of the violence in the Sinai: “Between 2004 and 2015, the Sinai insurgency has grown from mainly an urban terrorism campaign of
What ISIS Really Wants -The Atlantic
The following article is a long, detailed discussion of ISIS’ ideology, how it influences their policies, and what the implications are for the West’s attempts
The logic of violence in the Islamic State’s war -The Monkey Cage (WP)
In a departure from its usual practice of beheading its captives, the Islamic state recently burnt a Jordanian prisoner alive, and of course, distributed a
Are All Terrorists Muslims? It’s Not Even Close -The Daily Beast
This is the second of two posts providing some statistics about two topics getting a lot of coverage in the media: Islamic terrorism and Islamophobia
There Are More French Muslims Working for French Security Than for Al Qaeda -Huffington Post
A sober analysis by Olivier Roy, an expert on Political Islam and broadly consistent with an earlier post: https://jtdevinemta.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/this-is-what-wannabe-jihadists-order-on-amazon-before-leaving-for-syria-new-republic/ “Radicalized young people, who rely heavily