Check out my new ‘Policy Watch’ with Jacob Olidort for the Washington Institute: "The Islamic State's Views on Homosexuality"


The tragic events at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando shed light on a lesser-known facet of the Islamic State (IS): the group’s virulently hostile views toward homosexuality, in particular its targeting of gay men. Thus far, no evidence has surfaced suggesting that IS directed the perpetrator, Omar Mateen, to conduct the operation, and jihadis usually have multiple motivations for taking action, including in this case possible mental health issues. Yet IS has published a vast corpus of justifications for killing homosexuals, and it has publicly targeted numerous allegedly gay men in Iraq and Syria in the past year-and-a-half alone.
To be sure, gay men were being targeted by the Iraqi and Syrian regimes prior to the announcement of the so-called IS “Caliphate,” and the region’s legal and religious climate is often inhospitable to that community. Moreover, other jihadi groups have executed homosexuals, including the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and its branches Jabhat al-Nusra and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). What stands out with IS, though, is the level of textual justification it has produced for such executions and the theatrical manner in which it conducts them, potentially inciting greater anti-LGBT violence.
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New issue of al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s magazine: “Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine – June 2016”

NOTE: Previous releases- 2016- May issue. April issue. March issue. 2015- November issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2014- December issue. November issue. Octoberissue. Septemberissue. August issue. July issue. June issue. April/May issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2013- December issue. October/November issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2012- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2011– December issue. November issue. September/October issue. August issue. June/July issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2010– December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent — “Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine – June 2016”
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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #35"

For prior parts 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 and #1.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — “al-Nabā’ Newsletter #35″
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New video message from The Islamic State: "And Capture Them and Besiege Them – Wilāyat al-Khayr"

The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 9:5. Here it is in full: “And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, God is Forgiving and Merciful.”

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