Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Zakarīā’ Būghrārah al-Maghribī — “Journey of the Aches and Pains in the Twilight of Morocco”
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Month: October 2013
Ajnād Foundation For Media Production presents a new Nashīd from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: "How Bad the Mention of My Return to Saudi Arabia"
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām- “How Bad the Mention of My Return to Saudi Arabia”
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Check out my new piece for Think Africa Press: "Tunisia: Uncovering Ansar al-Sharia"
The public rise of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST) – the radical Islamist group recently listed as a terrorist organisation by the Tunisian government – first began two and a half years ago, and online.
On 27 April, 2011, a blog titled the al-Qayrawan Media Foundation (QMF) was created, and two days later a corresponding Facebook page was established. Then, on 15 May, another Facebook page under the name Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia was launched, coinciding with the announcement that a conference would be convened in Tunis on 21 May.
This is the public story of AST’s emergence, and since 2011, the group’s visibility has grown significantly; the group has courted controversy through its protests against blasphemy, been accused of involvement in political violence, and been banned by the state. Yet the organisation remains poorly understood, not least with regards to its real origins, the story of which stretches several years further back than 2011, runs much deeper into Tunisian politics than has otherwise been disclosed, and has up to now stayed largely concealed.
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Check out my new al-Wasat post: "Who is Tunisia’s Salafi Cleric Shaykh al-Khatib al-Idrisi?"
Tonight it was reported by Express FM that Shaykh al-Khatib al-Idrisi was arrested in Sidi Ali Ben Aoun (in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid), where there has been recent violence in the past couple of days. On Wednesday afternoon after an exchange of fire occurred between militants and national guardsmen, six national guard officers were killed and four were wounded. Contrary to the article from Express FM, al-Idrisi is not the founder of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST). In fact, he’s not even a member of the group at all. He is though one of, if not the most well-respected Salafi clerics within Tunisia as well as North Africa writ-large. More importantly, though, he is also viewed as a key unaffiliated spiritual guide for members of AST. His arrest will likely further galvanize those in AST and harden their belief that the state is at war with Islam and will never allow them to practice it as they see fit. It also could push AST away from its dawa-first approach and move into a more terrorism-first approach (something that Daveed Gartenstein-Ross has been hypothesizing would eventually happen), which would make it more like a classical jihadi organization.
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al-I’tiṣām Media presents a new video message from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “A Window Upon the Land of Epic Battles #21"
New video message from Himam News Agency: “Report 35: Manifestations of ‘Īd al ‘Aḍḥā 1434 H and the Slaughter of Sacrificial Animals – Idlib"
NOTE: For previous parts in this video series see: #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.
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al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents a new article from Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī: “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land #14: Education Stances With the Bay'at of the Second Obstacle, Part 1"
NOTE: For previous lessons in this series see:
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī: “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land: Stances on al-’Isrā’ wa-l-Mi‘rāj and Bayat Terms of the First Obstacle #13″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī: “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land: Continuing the Display of Da’wah Upon the Tribes and Steps That Lead to the First Hurdle #12″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land: The Year of Sorrow and the Beginning of the Search for a New Base #11″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Desperate Negotiations of the Comprehensive Siege #10″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- Escalation of the Abuse For the Prophet and the Muslims #9″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- Educational Stop With the Hijrah to Ḥabashah (Abyssinia) #8″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Phase of Persuasion and Intimidation #7″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Phase of Da’wah Out Loud #6″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Phase of the Secret Da’wah #5″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Prophetic Mission and The Start of the Revelation #4″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- The Last Major Events Before the Mission #3″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- From Birth To Six Years Old #2″
- Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- Pre-Mission #1″
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Masāma' al-Khayr l-l-Inshād presents a new Nashīd from Abū 'Umar al-Bagdādī: "Oh State of Islām In Our Baghdād"
Abū ‘Umar al-Bagdādī — “Oh State of Islām In Our Baghdād”
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New article from Dr. Iyād Qunaybī: "Demonstrations With the Left and the Erosion of the Ikhwān"
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Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa-l-Jihād presents a new article from Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī: "Justice is the Character of the Honorable, and the Honorable are the Less Available Variety"
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