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The Religious Foundation of the Homicide Bombings
Jihad, as physical warfare, features prominently in the earliest Islamic writings. This term is universally understood as war on behalf of Islam against all...
The shocking truth about MH370
In early March 2014, the world was captivated in a way never seen before by the news of a missing Malaysian Airlines flight from...
Abrogation in Islam: the Uniqueness of Duality
Jamal Badawi, concludes his propagating claims in his e-mail to Robert Spencer, on February 14 2005, by declaring: "Those who erroneously claimed that all...
The Use of Terror as a Weapon
The terrorist attacks of 13th November, 2015 show a very significant development in the level of sophistication of IS affiliated terrorist groups. The ability...
Millennial Iran: Change or status quo?
Domestically, nationalism in Iran is high as it has produced some of the greatest artists, physicians, poets, and mathematicians that history has ever seen...
Azeri Intelligence: Dealing with Handcuffs and Hindrances
Azerbaijan has been known to have more natural resources than most nations. However, it is its geographical location and history that sometimes has been...
Is the Islamic Caliphate State (Dawlat al-Khilafah al-Islamiyah) Islamic?
The Islamic Caliphate State is the fourth stage in the development of an Islamic Jihadi terrorist group. Historically, there was the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad...
The world risks sleepwalking into widespread chaos or major war
With the world contemplating another year of geopolitical uncertainty and the international security landscape in flux, urgent action to improve governance at the international...
Don’t Fear Terror, Fight It!
Unable to conduct traditional military operations, extremist groups such as ISIL attack civilian populations with the aim of inducing fear and terror and polarizing...
A New Islamic Military Coalition: Considerations
On 14 December, the Saudis announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to fight terrorism. Saudi defense minister Prince Mohammed said, “Today,...