Articles of the Week – 3/17-3/23

Saturday March 17:
The End of a Romance? The Rise and Fall of an American Jihadi: Omar Hammami’s Relationship with Somalia’s Al-Shabab – Christopher Anzalone, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/xmIL12
Sunday March 18:
On Algeria/AQIM/MOJWA – Kal, TheMoorNextDoor: https://bit.ly/GK4miN
Monday March 19: 
Understanding The Al-Shabaab/Al-Qaeda ‘Merger’ – Abdi Aynte, African Arguments: https://bit.ly/FRFhni
On the “head of infidelity” and the tale of Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf – Charles Cameron, ZenPundit: https://bit.ly/xFyG7s
Hammami’s Plight Amidst al-Shabaab and al-Qaeda’s Game of Thrones – Clint Watts and Andrew Lebovich, Homeland Security Policy Institute: https://bit.ly/GMXHXT
The Vulnerabilities of Online Terrorism – Manuel R. Torres Soriano, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/FPWtbj
Radicalization of Homegrown Sunni Militants in the United States: Comparing Converts and Non-Converts – Scott Matthew Kleinmann, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/FPWyM8
Australian Neo-Jihadist Terrorism: Mapping the Network and Cell Analysis Using Wiretap Evidence – Shandon Harris-Hogan, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/FPWDzr
Islam and Arabic as the Rhetoric of Insurgency: The Case of the Caucasus Emirate – Alexander Knysh, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/FQfD63
The advent of “informal” Islamists – Khalil al-Anani, The Mideast Channel: https://bit.ly/GzsBo7
Tuesday March 20:
How to Deter Terrorism – Matthew Kroenig & Barry Pavel, The Washington Quarterly: https://bit.ly/GDaVIf
Wednesday March 21:
Are Zawahiri and Godane killing off al-Qaeda members? – Clint Watts, SelectedWisdom: https://t.co/9lQhAT1z
Forsane Alizza: Background Brief – ICT’s Jihadi Website Monitoring Group: https://bit.ly/GXlLag
Forsane Alizza: progenitor of the Toulouse shooter – Internet Haganah: https://bit.ly/GDGIq2
Thursday March 22:
Reading the Bible in the light of Muslim sources: from isrāʾīliyyāt to islāmiyyāt – Ismail Albayrak, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations: https://bit.ly/GEQ0kQ
The impact of policing British Muslims: a qualitative exploration – Imran Awan, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism: https://bit.ly/GEQbfU
The Evidence of Al-Qa`ida’s Role in the 2004 Madrid Attack – Fernando Reinares, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/GHKoeb
Assessing Al-Qa`ida’s Presence in the New Libya – Aaron Y. Zelin and Andrew Lebovich, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/GITVif