Category: Articles of the Week

Saturday February 9:
The Islamist mess in Damascus – Aron Lund, Syria Comment: https://bit.ly/YhMLqt
Monday February 11:
The Night’s Watch: Ansar al-Shari’ah in Tunisia’s ‘Neighborhood Committees’ – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/Xr6FCr
Desacralization of Islamism – Khalil al-Anani, The Middle East Channel: https://atfp.co/156XR8f
Saturday February 16:
How Europe Bankrolls Terror – Nasser Weddady, The New York Times: https://nyti.ms/VYjNRq
Monday February 18:
Former friend rips Hammami in online post, calling him ‘simple-minded,’ says he stole credit for raps – J.M. Berger, IntelWire: https://bit.ly/UCdZeT
Context and Conflict Documents – Andrew Lebovich, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/152So1n
Wednesday February 20:
Deciphering the Jihadist Presence in Syria: An Analysis of Martyrdom Notices – Aaron Y. Zelin, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/XN9Qkj
Islamist Militant Groups in Post-Qadhafi Libya – Alison Pargeter, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/YODTMK
British Fighters Joining the War in Syria – Raffaello Pantucci, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/XHzsmF
#Unfollow: The case for kicking terrorists off Twitter – J.M. Berger, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/YCKDLd
Homegrown Jihadists and the Evolution of al-Qaeda – Barry Cooper, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute: https://bit.ly/XffDU0
Thursday February 21:
Bum Rap – J.M. Berger, IntelWire: https://bit.ly/Wea98j
Friday February 22:
Gazan Jihadists Unite to Create New Operational Base in Sinai – Murad Batal al-Shishani, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/YLvGH1
Monday February 25:
Al-Qaeda Advises the Syrian Revolution: Shumukh al-Islam’s “Comprehensive Strategy” for Syria Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/YTxwUS
Tuesday February 26:
Uncharitable Organizations – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/XYCI96
Wednesday February 27:
Muhammad al-Zawahiri: Leader of the Salafi-Jihadi Revival in Post-Mubarak Egypt – Aaron Y. Zelin, Militant Leadership Monitor: https://bit.ly/XDaBQW

Monday February 4:
The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Salafi Force – Aaron Y. Zelin, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: bit.ly/VLOMMY
The State of Global Jihad Online: A Qualitative, Quantitative, and Cross-Lingual Analysis – Aaron Y. Zelin, The New America Foundation: bit.ly/XjDkpz
Tuesday February 5:
AQIM and Its Allies in Mali – Andrew Lebovich, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/XKg71x
#Jihad’s social media trend – Aaron Y. Zelin, The AfPak Channel: https://atfp.co/TFZExo
Wednesday February 6:
Americans: If You Don’t Want To Get Killed By A Drone, Avoid These 4 Things! – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://bit.ly/14S7BD2
Thursday February 7:
Twitter Devolutions: How social media is hurting the Arab Spring – Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/WD6oLf

Monday January 28:
Muslim Governance and the Duty to Protect – Irene Oh, Journal of Religious Ethics: https://bit.ly/14ntTwe
Explaining Variation in Western Jihadists’ Choice between Domestic and Foreign Fighting – Thomas Hegghammer, American Political Science Review: https://bit.ly/14nu7Un
The Feudal Revolution and Europe’s Rise: Political Divergence of the Christian West and the Muslim World before 1500 CE – Lisa Blaydes and Eric Chaney, American Political Science Review: https://bit.ly/14nuePG
Religious Authorization of the Justice and Spirituality Movement in Morocco – Ahmet Yükleyen and Aziz Abba, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/14nuuy4
Islamist political movements in Yemen – Abdulmalik Mohammad Abdullah Eissa, Contemporary Arab Affairs: https://bit.ly/XFWGVP
Violent Jihadism in Real Time: Al-Shabaab’s Use of Twitter – START:https://bit.ly/TNpIbn
Tuesday January 29:
Jihadism’s Widening Internal Divide: Intellectual Infighting Heats Up – Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/YBYxBN
Wednesday January 30:
Hizballah and the Qods Force in Iran’s Shadow War with the West – Matthew Levitt, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/XibfAC
The recruiter’s dilemma – Signalling and rebel recruitment tactics, Thomas Hegghammer, Journal of Peace Research: https://bit.ly/WgjMGN
Causality between terrorism and economic growth – Daniel Meierrieks and Thomas Gries, Journal of Peace Research: https://bit.ly/X9cXCR
Thursday January 31:
Analyzing Foreign Influence and Jihadi Networks in Nigeria – Andrew Lebovich, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/WBdLUF
Friday February 1:
Muslim-American Terrorism: Declining Further – Charles Kurzman, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security: https://bit.ly/WIv3yV

Saturday January 19:
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Al Qaeda’s Senior Leadership – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Gunpowder and Lead: https://bit.ly/T2wbPg
Primer on Jihadi Players in Algeria and Mali, Pt. 1: AQIM – Andrew Lebovich, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/T2wqK4
Promoting Exit from Violent Extremism: Themes and Approaches – Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/T2wZ6Q
De-Radicalization in Israel’s Prison System – Boaz Ganor and Ophir Falk, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/T2x7mR
A Closer Look at Microinstability in Algeria – Marisa Urgo, Making Sense of Jihad: https://bit.ly/XrXNII
Sunday January 20:
Authoritarian regimes against terrorism: lessons from China – Elena Pokalova, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/XrYwJW
Primer on Jihadi Players in Algeria and Mali, Pt. 2: Belmokhtar and Those Who Sign with Blood – Andrew Lebovich, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/VTVQZE
A Closer Look at Microinstability in Algeria, Part 2 – Marisa Urgo, Making Sense of Jihad: https://bit.ly/XPljSB
Early Perspectives on the Mali Crisis from a Jihadist Forum (II) – Kal, The Moor Next Door: https://bit.ly/VTWypX
Monday January 21:
What’s Old is New Again: The Legacy of Algeria’s Civil War in Today’s Jihad – Andrew Lebovich, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/10n5Jx3
Tuesday January 22:
Is Algeria’s kidnapper a ‘common criminal?’ Look again – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, The Globe and Mail: https://bit.ly/11Otbsq
Primer on Jihadi Players in Algeria and Mali, Pt. 3: MUJWA – Andrew Lebovich, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/10otUvj
Syrian Islamic Front’s Order of Battle – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/XUUc8y
Joining the Fray: Salafi Politics After the Arab Spring – Will McCants, World Poitics Review: https://bit.ly/10qo78g
Wednesday January 23:
Primer on Jihadi Players in Algeria and Mali, Pt. 4 (Final): Ansar al-Din – Andrew Lebovich, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/Ynv5PN
The Rise of Radical and Nonofficial Islamic Groups in Russia’s Volga Region – Sergey Markedonov, Center for Strategic and International Studies: https://bit.ly/YnHbZm
Thursday January 24:
Islamism and Education: The Nature and Aims of Islamic Schools in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – Jacob HØigilt, Middle East Critique: https://bit.ly/XC66lY
Stealth Takfir: The Discreet Excommunication of Muhammad Morsi – Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/WwMNvj
Understanding the Strategic and Tactical Considerations of Drone Strikes – Joshua Foust, American Security Project: https://bit.ly/W2TCq9

Sunday January 13:
Omar Hammami and the Trolls of Jihad – J.M. Berger, Intelwire: https://intelwire.net/TTJqzQ
Monday January 14: 
Tunisia: Signs of Domestic Radicalization Post-Revolution – Anne Wolf, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/13vreiE 
Boko Haram’s International Connections – Jacob Zenn, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/13vrrCH
Arabs as terrorists: Effects of stereotypes within violent contexts on attitudes, perceptions, and affect – Muniba Saleem and Craig A. Anderson, Psychology of Violence: https://bit.ly/U6S9ys
Fallout from the Fall of Taftanaz – Andrew J. Tabler, Jeffrey White, and Aaron Y. Zelin, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/Vbm5th
Wednesday January 16:
Cross-border terror networks: a social network analysis of the Canada–US border – Christian Leuprecht, Todd Hataley & David B. Skillicorn, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/ZY7VLw
Mali and the Maghreb – Geoff Porter, The Arabist: https://ow.ly/1RcI45
Thursday January 17:
Jihadists on the Nile: The Return of Old Players – Aaron Y. Zelin, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/XGQ8c6
Friday January 18:
The Eradicateurs: Why Algeria doesn’t talk to terrorists — even if that means killing hostages – Geoff Porter, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/W4TEOu

Saturday January 5: 
The Arab Spring and its Implications for India – Talmiz Ahmad, Strategic Analysis: https://bit.ly/X8w2Hv
Sunday January 6:
What do the Hammami tweets reveal about fractures in Shabaab? – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://lnkd.in/FuZ-Et
Monday January 7:
Boko Haram: What’s in a Name? – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://wp.me/pwfOi-13q
Hammami Latest Call Reveals Deceit, Dissension and Death in Shabaab & al Qaeda – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://lnkd.in/k_uaR4
Tuesday January 8:
Jihad Comes to Kenya – Interview With a Militant – Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/ZBw2Uy
Jabhat al-Nusra – Noman Benotman and Roisin Blake, Quilliam Foundation: https://bit.ly/ZBBo2c
An operational code of terrorism: the political psychology of Ayman al-Zawahiri – James D. Jacquier, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/11bF7nv
The Tale of the SS RatBoat – Aaron Weisburd, Internet Haganah:https://bit.ly/13grNxR
Wednesday January 9:
The Majority Strategy of the Muslim Brotherhood I: Background and Development – Roel Meijer, Closer: https://bit.ly/13grXoV
Polarization or bridging? Responses of Muslim and non-Muslim organizations to criticism of Islam in the Netherlands – Sipco Vellenga and Gerard Wiegers, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations: https://bit.ly/13gsJ5m
Thursday January 10:
An Important Reader of al-Ghazālī: Ibn Taymiyya – Yahya M. Michot, The Muslim World: https://bit.ly/UCrffh
The Heartbreak of the Place: Space, Religion and Politics in Post-9/11 Mosque Controversies – Brian J. Bowe: https://bit.ly/UCriYv
Permission to Stay in Enemy Territory? Ḥanbalī juristic thinking on whether Muslims must emigrate from non-Muslim lands – Steven Gertz, The Muslim World: https://bit.ly/VMMbDE
The Intellectual, the Militant, the Prisoner and the Partisan: the Genesis of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine – Nicolas Dot-Pouillard, Eugénie Rébillard, The Muslim World: https://bit.ly/UCs0ER
Shabab and torture – M. Mubarak, Inside the Insurgency: https://wp.me/p1lIyn-3M
The Ghosts of Sinjar in Tripoli and Benghazi – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/ZzuENv
Friday January 11:
Islamic justice in the Sinai – Mara Revkin, The Middle East Channel: atfp.co/ZBHNpo

Saturday December 15:
Illuminating the Global Suicide-Attack Network – Benjamin Acosta & Steven J. Childs, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/12fbKQj
Monday December 17: 
Curbing Violence in Nigeria (I)- The Jos Crisis – International Crisis Group: https://bit.ly/RAl13y
The Last Stand of Somalia’s Jihad – James Verini, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/U7Qppf
Tuesday December 18:
Security Challenges in Libya and the Sahel – Sarah Vogler, CNA: https://bit.ly/R55U0m
Thursday December 20:
All (Syrian) Politics Is Local – Hassan Hassan, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/V9ouoO
Friday December 21: 
No Lone Wolves In Cyberspace – Gabriel Weimann, Yale Global: https://bit.ly/UN8fen
Saturday December 22:
Australian jihadism at the end of 2012, part I: before 2012 – Andrew Zammit: https://bit.ly/UkdG7m
Early Perspectives on the Mali Crisis from a Jihadist Forum (I) – Kal, The Moor Next Door: https://bit.ly/Ulfey0
Wednesday December 26:
Anatomy of an Air Attack Gone Wrong – Letta Tayler, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/W1TvXU
Sowing the Wind/ Three years of strikes in Yemen – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/UmQ3Kv
Thursday December 27:
After Al-Shabaab – Ioannis Gatsiounis, Currents Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/U4dcQS
Ansar al-Sharia and Governance in Southern Yemen – Robin Simcox, Currents Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/U4dqrh
The Jordanian Brotherhood in the Arab Spring – Jacob Amis, Currents Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/U4do2o
Egypt’s Looming Competitive Theocracy – Eric Trager, Currents Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/WlyLLc
Australian jihadism at the end of 2012, part II: key events in 2012 – Andrew Zammit: https://bit.ly/TqdUI6
Saturday December 29:
Sons of Beaches: How Alexandria’s Ideological Battles Shape Egypt – Amro Ali, Jadaliyya: https://bit.ly/YuTgGQ
Sunday December 30:
Of Threats and Bounties – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/ZNEwZR
Monday December 31:
‘Abd al-Rauf al-Dhahab and Bad Intel – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/130jUeL
Thursday January 3:
The Muslim World League in Europe: An Islamic Organization to serve the Saudi Strategic Interests? – Samir Amghar, Journal of Muslims in Europe: https://bit.ly/VkOAmE
Conversion to Islam in Ireland: A Post-Catholic Subjectivity? – Yafa Shanneik, Journal of Muslims in Europe: https://bit.ly/RuK2vR
Beyond the domestication of Islam in Europe: A reflection on past and future research on Islam in European societies – Thijl Sunier, Journal of Muslims in Europe: https://bit.ly/VkOQSF
Somalia, Its Neighbours And Al-Shabaab: The Quest For Sustainable Solutions – Seifulaziz Milas, African Arguments: https://bit.ly/VkOVWl
In Their Own Words? Methodological Considerations in the Analysis of Terrorist Autobiographies – Mary Beth Altier, John Horgan, and Christian Thoroughgood – Journal of Strategic Security: https://bit.ly/W6Y9nd
How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You’re a Terrorist -Dan Byman and Benjamin Wittes, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/ZXLY4D
Did Awlaki Really Help the 9/11 Hijackers? – J.M. Berger, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/X4FBHm
Friday January 4: 
The Paradox of Islam’s Future – Raymond W. Baker, Political Science Quarterly: https://bit.ly/VzFq85

Saturday December 8:
Do Terrorist Attacks Increase Closer to Elections? – Lindsay Shorr Newman, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/SOWQwv
Religion, Government Coalitions, and Terrorism – Nil S. Satana, Molly Inman & Jóhanna Kristín Birnir, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/U52yYj
The Electoral Terrorist: Terror Groups and Democratic Participation – Robert Brathwaite, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/SOWRR0
Hamas as a Political Party: Democratization in the Palestinian Territories – Tavishi Bhasin & Maia Carter Hallward, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/U52HL6
Safety-Valve Elections and the Arab Spring: The Weakening (and Resurgence) of Morocco’s Islamist Opposition Party – Matt Buehler, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/SOWXIa
Tuesday December 11:
The potential for collaboration between Islamists & Western left-wing extremists: theoretical & empirical introduction – Gary A. Ackerman & Jeffrey M. Bale, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: https://bit.ly/ST9ZVi
Language & Conflict: The Political History of Arabisation in Sudan & Algeria – Heather J. Sharkey, Studies in Ethnicity & Nationalism: https://bit.ly/VRhcYT
Rally ‘Round the Jihadist – Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/VS9Moa
Thursday December 13:
The New Face of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan – Gohar Abbas, ISN: https://bit.ly/UVEUAN
Emergence of the Rhetoric of a Unified Ummah among American Muslims: The Case of Metropolitan Chicago – Paul D. Numrich, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/UVJ242
“European Islam” in Practice—in the Bosnian City of Sarajevo – Mieke van Dijk & Edien Bartels, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/UVJ4c2
Arabization and Its Discontents: The Rise of the Amazigh Movement in North Africa – Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, The Journal of the Middle East and Africa: https://bit.ly/UVJbEy
Why Did the US kill ‘Adnan al-Qadhi? – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/W1dhIY
Friday December 14:
Debating the Islamic Shari’a in 21st Century Egypt – Nathan J. Brown, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/U00dBt
Shari’a in the Politics of Saudi Arabia – Frank E. Vogel, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/U00lRr
Ethical Not Shari’a Islam: Islamic Debates in Turkey – Hakan M. Yavuz, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/U00xAe
Shari’a in Afghanistan – Thomas J. Barfield, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/UrzOsX
Shari’a and the State in Pakistan – Muhammad Qasim Zaman, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/U00LaD
Shari’a Politics and Indonesian Democracy – Robert W. Hefner, The Review of Faith & International Affairs: https://bit.ly/U00V1H
Inside an Indonesian Online Library for Radical Materials – Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Zulkifli Mohamed, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/UrCpTF

Saturday December 1:
Al-Maqdisi and the Jordanian Jihadi-Salafi Movement – Joas Wagemaker, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/WAIg9K
Monday December 3:
Salafism in Tunisia: Challenges and Opportunities for Democratization – Stefano M. Torelli, Fabio Merone and Francesco Cavatorta, Middle East Policy: https://bit.ly/UkkUW2
Conflict in Yemen: Abyan’s Darkest Hour – Amnesty International: https://bit.ly/TCDg76
Tuesday December 4:
Countering Online Radicalization in America – Peter R. Neumann, Bipartisan Policy Center: https://bit.ly/RzduBz
A Jihadi Homeopath – Kevin Bell, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/UEjwzZ
Thursday December 6:
Sacred Pillars of Violence: Findings from a Study of the Pakistani Taliban – Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/11KCHLl
Ideology, Networks and Political Religion: Structure and Agency in Jemaah Islamiah’s Small World – David Martin Jones & Michael L.R. Smith, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/11KCQyu
Legitimacy, Loyalty and Civilian Support for the MILF: Changing Dynamics in Mindanao, Philippines – Sukanya Podder, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/11KCSX0
State Collapse, Al-Shabaab, Islamism, and Legitimacy in Somalia – Oscar Gakuo Mwangi, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/11KD4pi
The Rise of al-Qaeda in Syria – Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy: bit.ly/VLMaOq
Friday December 7:
Northern Mali: the Politics of Ethnicity and Locality – Andrew Lebovich, Think Africa Press: bit.ly/SLIhti

Saturday November 24:
Spoiling the Gaza Ceasefire – Aaron Y. Zelin, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/UwT0bK
Monday November 26:
The Muslim-American neighbour as terrorist: The representation of a Muslim family in 24 – Rolf Halse, Journal of Arab and Muslim Media Research:  https://bit.ly/TpgOOM
The Cyber Terror Bogeyman – Peter W. Singer, Armed Forces Journal: https://bit.ly/UwTej2
Tuesday November 27:
Beyond al-Qa’ida – Bill Braniff, START: https://bit.ly/SkXLTF
Thursday November 29:
Muslim Soldiers in Non-Muslim Militaries at War in Muslim Lands: The Soviet, American and Indian Experience – Christian Bleuer, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/SgXql0
First Century Sources for the Life of Muḥammad? A Debate – Andreas Görke, Harald Motzki, & Gregor Schoeler, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/X5KEdN
Early Versions of the shahāda: A Tombstone from Aswan of 71 A.H., the Dome of the Rock, and Contemporary Coinage – Jere L. Bacharach and Sherif Anwar, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/X5KS4y
Friday November 30:
Revisiting the Salafi-jihadist Threat in Xinjiang – Kendrick T. Kuo, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/Uwr5IQ