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A mourner reads the Quran on August 17, 2011 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A mourner reads the Quran on August 17, 2011 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Making the Islamic Case for Religious Liberty
Abdullah Saeed
Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia
Abdullah Saeed
Commentary
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Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a video in which he warns Cameroon it faces the same fate as Nigeria. (Boko Haram video screenshot)
Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a video in which he warns Cameroon it faces the same fate as Nigeria. (Boko Haram video screenshot)
Justifying War: The Salafi-Jihadi Appropriation of Sufi Jihad in the Sahel-Sahara
Abdulbasit Kassim
Graduate Student, Islamic Studies & African Religions, Rice University
Jacob Zenn
Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation, and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Abdulbasit Kassim & Jacob Zenn
Commentary
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Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri shouts, 'We are ready to sacrifice our life for the prestige of the Prophet Mohammad' Islamabad on January 5, 2011 a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri shouts, 'We are ready to sacrifice our life for the prestige of the Prophet Mohammad' Islamabad on January 5, 2011 a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan's Descent into Religious Intolerance
Farahnaz Ispahani
Former member, Parliament of Pakistan
Farahnaz Ispahani
Commentary
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Map Of The Umayyad Caliphate Empire In 750 And The Islamic Empire In 1215. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Map Of The Umayyad Caliphate Empire In 750 And The Islamic Empire In 1215. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
In Search of the Vanished Caliphate
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Alexander Orwin
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Constitutional Government, Harvard University
Alexander Orwin
Commentary
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Screenshot from a propaganda video uploaded on June 11 by the Islamic State allegedly shows militants driving at an undisclosed location in Iraq's Nineveh province.
Screenshot from a propaganda video uploaded on June 11 by the Islamic State allegedly shows militants driving at an undisclosed location in Iraq's Nineveh province.
How al-Qaeda Survived the Islamic State Challenge
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Nathaniel Barr
Research Manager, Valens Global
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Nathaniel Barr
Commentary
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City market, Marrakech, Morocco. (Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images)
City market, Marrakech, Morocco. (Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images)
Deconstructing Daesh
Ahmed Abbadi
President, Mohammedia League of Moroccan Ulama
Ahmed Abbadi
Commentary
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Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), August 12, 2012. (Godong/UIG via Getty Images)
Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), August 12, 2012. (Godong/UIG via Getty Images)
Islamism and the State in Morocco
Mohamed Daadaoui
Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma City University
Mohamed Daadaoui
Commentary
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An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)
An Egyptian protester chants during a protest following midday prayers in Tahrir Square on September 14, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Ed Giles/Getty Images)
Revolutionary Salafism: The Case of Ahrar Movement
Mokhtar Awad
Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism
Mokhtar Awad
Commentary
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