Articles of the Week – 4/6-4/12

Tuesday April 9:
Introducing the “Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria” – Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/14UkPkh 
Is the Taleban Insurgency a Holy or an Unholy War? An Afghan-Pakistani ulema debate – Borhan Osman, Afghanistan Analysts Network: https://bit.ly/10Q7HZj 
AQI + S = ISIGS – Yassin Musharbash, Abu Susu Blog: https://bit.ly/Zo7ObW
Al-Qaeda Announces an Islamic State in Syria – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/16MW46m 
Wednesday April 10:
Jabhat al-Nusra responds – Yassin Musharbash, Abu Susu Blog: https://bit.ly/10U1kEh 
Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria – Brian Fishman, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/Z8M3Qx
Thursday April 11:
Secularism and Islam: The Theological Predicament – Olivier Roy, The International Spectator: https://bit.ly/YoXcxS 
Salafism in Tunisia: An Interview with a Member of Ansar al-Sharia – Fabio Merone, Jadaliyya: https://bit.ly/ZbX2bY 
Friday April 12:
Islamists and Democracy: Cautions from Pakistan – Husain Haqqani, Journal of Democracy: https://bit.ly/12QoPm3 
The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu – Harald Doornbos and Jenan Moussa, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/Xyk5NE