Category: Articles of the Week

Saturday November 12: 
‘The right to blasphemy’ – Mustafa Akyol, Hurriyet Daily News: https://bit.ly/sCuDwD
Monday November 14:
Interview with a Taliban Insider: Iran’s Game in Afghanistan – Leah Farrall, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/uXVeQ4
Modesty and style in Islamic attire: Refashioning Muslim garments in a Western context – Géraldine Mossière, Contemporary Islam: https://bit.ly/tHc4e5
America’s War on Terror in Africa – Hannah Armstrong, al-Wasat: bit.ly/s5dZek
Wednesday November 16:
The rapid evolution of Al-Shabab’s media & insurgent “journalism” – Christopher Anzalone, openDemocracy: https://bit.ly/sp8jtr
Thursday November 17:
Terrorist (E)motives: The Existential Attractions of Terrorism – Simon Cottee & Keith Hayward, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/urEnAL

Saturday November 5:
The Birth of a Custom: Nomads, Sharīa Courts and Established Practices in the Tashkent Province, ca. 1868-1919 – Paolo Sartori, Islamic Law and Society: https://bit.ly/tTSjov
Wahhābī Legal Theory as Reflected in Modern Official Saudi Fatwās: Ijtihād, Taqlīd, Sources, and Methodology – Muhammad al-Atawneh, Islamic Law and Society:  https://bit.ly/sduD4p
Sunday November 6:
On Flags, Islamic History, and al-Qa’ida – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/u6CQlh
Monday November 7:
Wahhabism: A Forgotten Legacy of the Bosnian War – Sarah Schlesinger, The National Review: https://bit.ly/ulriLt
Black Flag – Will McCants, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/seEILN
Wednesday November 9: 
Online Territories of Terror – Utilizing the Internet for Jihadist Endeavors – Nico Prucha, Orient: bit.ly/uRFJXP
Even more on Libya’s weapons – Andrew Lebovich, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/ufqsm4
Thursday November 10:
Have the Taliban changed their tune? – Kate Clark, The AfPak Channel: https://ow.ly/7pAs7

Saturday October 29:
Harakat al-Shabab says Somali-American Killed in Brazen Assault on AMISOM Base in Mogadishu Today – Christopher Anzalone, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/uQiWiZ
Monday October 31:
Will an Islamist victory translate to democracy? – Melani Cammett, The Middle East Channel: https://bit.ly/vynFPd
Putting the Islamist “win” in Tunisia in Context – Jeffry R. Halverson, COMOPS Journal: https://bit.ly/vTA8tr
Why Blockading Kismayo Will Not Weaken Shabab Financially – M. Mubarak, Inside the Insurgency: https://wp.me/p1lIyn-2p
Tuesday November 1:
Is al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghrib Gaining Influence in Libya? – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/v4glYj
Amr ibn al-A’as, a Realistic Examination of an Early Islamic Military Strategic Planner – Youssef Aboul-Enein, Small Wars Journal: https://bit.ly/txl0uV
Wednesday November 2:
Christopher Boucek – Brian O’Neill, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/ut6wuj
Thursday November 3:
Insights from Bin Ladin’s Audiocassette Library in Kandahar – Flagg Miller, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/uo6iYO
The Enduring Appeal of Al-‘Awlaqi’s “Constants on the Path of Jihad” – J.M. Berger, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/u72Cge
Understanding the Role of Tribes in Yemen – Charles Schmitz, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/tqicbf
Al-Shabab’s Setbacks in Somalia – Christopher Anzalone, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/uD8P4z
How the Muslim Brotherhood will win – Shadi Hamid, The Middle East Channel: https://bit.ly/sMCWkG
Al-Awlaqi and the Rebbetzin? – Charles Cameron, ZenPundit: https://goo.gl/yTxO9

Saturday October 22:
Organization Vs Ideology: Lessons from Southeast Asia – David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/qv9cUP
Tuesday October 25:
Anwar al-Awlaki’s Post-Mortem Presence on Urdu Jihadi Forums – Albar Sheikh: https://bit.ly/tM23VZ
Jihadis Talking in Yemen – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/uPTd6t
Wednesday October 26:
Locating Al Qaeda’s Center of Gravity: The Role of Middle Managers – Peter Neumann, Ryan Evans, and Raffaello Pantucci, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: bit.ly/vJYVWg
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades – Lucas Winter, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/tv6Dj0

Tuesday October 18:
Race & Religion in the Political Problematization of the American Muslim – Iqbal Akhtar, Political Science & Politics: https://bit.ly/mThDqJ
Cyber-Fatwas and Terrorism – Gabriel Weimann, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism: https://bit.ly/raXps1
Is It Ideology or Desperation: Why Do Organizations Deploy Women in Violent Terrorist Attacks? – Angela Dalton & Victor Asal, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism: https://bit.ly/oi06vo
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood After the Revolution – Samuel Tadros, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/rhcoK6
The Extremist Reaction to the UK’s Prevent Strategy – Jack Barclay, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/nWlA6B
Wednesday October 19:
The Spring of a New Political Salafism? – Hassan Mneimneh, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/qlv4nJ
Thursday October 20:
Muslim American/American Muslim Identity: Authoring Self in Post-9/11 US- Muna Ali, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/pe7qes
Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations – Recep Doğan, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: https://bit.ly/o2n4Cc
Ayatullah Khomeini’s Concept of Governance (wilayat al-faqih) and the Classical Shi‘i Doctrine of Imamate – Hamid Mavani, Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/qScXpg
The Allure of Parliamentary Politics for Jihadis – Will McCants, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/obKWac
Friday October 21:
The Arab Spring’s First Real Test of Democracy Arrives in Tunisia – Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/oJdYzk
Muhammad, The Jews and the Constitution of Medina: Retrieving the historical Kernel – Paul Lawrence Rose, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/nwGYpQ
Shifting Legal Authority from the Ruler to the Ulamā: Rationalizing the Punishment for Drinking Wine During the Saljūq Period – Felicitas Opwis, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/q92sn4
Ibn Taymiyya’s Criticism of the Syllogism – Sobhi Rayan, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/pobhVi
Modernity from Within: Islamic Fundamentalism and Sufism – Itzchak Weismann, Der Islam: https://bit.ly/pP5mit
Perspectives on Islamist & Salafi Parties in Egypt: Similarities & Dissimilarities – Hani Nasira, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/nZQKsZ
Death of an ideologue – Christopher Anzalone and Bruno-Olivier Bureau, The AfPak Channel: bit.ly/oJ1XTO

Monday October 10:
Anwar al-Awlaki: A Dissent – Gregory Johnsen, Waq al-Waq: https://bit.ly/qmomBE
Wednesday October 12: 
Muslim “Homegrown” Terrorism in the United States: How Serious Is the Threat? – Risa A. Brooks, International Security: https://bit.ly/qIGyem
A Knock on the Door: 22 Months of ISAF Press Releases – Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn, The Afghanistan Analysts Network: https://bit.ly/ogrPAj
In Dealing With Yemen, Remember the Cole – Ali Soufan, Bloomberg: https://bloom.bg/pkkETG
Thursday October 13:
LeT and JeM Affiliates Exploit Floods to Raise Money, Gain Support – Albar Sheikh: https://bit.ly/pUabeq
Radical Turnaround in Saudi Arabia – Ed Husain, The Arab Street: https://on.cfr.org/ohGDJy
A Novice Analysts AQIM Bibliography – Cross the Green Mountain: https://bit.ly/nSMMGH

Sunday October 2:
In Their Own Words: Al Qaeda’s View Of The Arab Spring – Gilad Stern & Yoram Schweitzer, Foreign Policy Research Institute: https://bit.ly/rd7WXJ
Larger Than Death – J.M. Berger, IntelWire: https://intelwire.net/pPCq73
Yes, Awlaki execution was a triumph – but mainly in the propaganda wars – Leah Farrall, The Australian: https://bit.ly/nLKMWR
Monday October 3:
A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen – Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/qzEt5K
Post-Revolutionary Al-Azhar – Nathan J. Brown, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://bit.ly/oCHzOp
Friday October 7: 
God’s soldiers: Pakistan army’s ideology – Praveen Swami, The Hindu: https://bit.ly/o1PJjN
Continued Counterterrorism Success – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://lnkd.in/-T2QmP
The online effects of the targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlaki (and Samir Khan) – Aaron Weisburd, Internet Haganah: https://bit.ly/n5IT2D
Islamist War of Words in Egypt – Ed Husain, The Arab Street: on.cfr.org/p27fTG

Monday September 26: 
Cyberspace and Violent Non-State Groups: Uses, Capabilities, and Threats – William McCants, William Rosenau, and Eric Thompson, CNA: https://bit.ly/njLQtb
AQIM Returns in Force in Northern Algeria – Andrew Lebovich, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/pKLW1b
The UK’s Efforts to Disrupt Jihadist Activity Online – Raffaello Pantucci, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/qbhPjY
Violence Escalates in China’s Xinjiang Province – Jacob Zenn, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/qxhwIh
Wednesday September 28: 
Conceptions of Trust in the Qur’an – Nora S. Eggen, Journal of Qur’anic Studies: https://bit.ly/pjaEMQ
Distinction between the Concepts Mediation, Conciliation, ul and Arbitration in Sharīah Law – Essam A. Alsheikh, Arab Law Quarterly: https://bit.ly/oUVaiq
Modern Application of Siyar (Islamic Law of Nations): Some Preliminary Observations – Haniff Ahamat and Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal, Arab Law Quarterly: https://bit.ly/qcvHrb
Resetting U.S. Policy Toward Yemen – Gregory Johnsen, Council on Foreign Relations: https://on.cfr.org/oMxj8F

Tuesday September 20:
Revolution and Political Transformation in the Middle East: Government Action and Response – The Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/qMzrCo
Thursday September 22:
The Role of Converts in North Caucasian Terrorism – Dmitry Shlapentokh, Central Asia Caucasus Institute Analyst: https://bit.ly/q34dZh

Saturday September 10:
The Waning Appeal of Radical Sheik – Bernard Haykel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/oaSv1Z
Sunday September 11:
As American as Apple Pie: How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad – Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, The Internationale Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/r716Fd
Special Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Q&A with Thomas Hegghammer – Andrew Exum, Abu Muqawama Blog: https://bit.ly/ptw6gH
Monday September 12:
The Reunification of the Caucasus Emirate – Aaron Y. Zelin, Central Asia Caucasus Institute Analyst: https://bit.ly/o8ykh1
Wednesday September 14:
The British trail to the Afghan jihad – Raffaello Pantucci, The AfPak Channel: https://bit.ly/o1OX3E
Thursday September 15: 
The utility of lone wolves, or the lack thereof – J.M. Berger, IntelWire: https://intelwire.net/nlxlDN