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An interview about the Sharia with Al-Maqalaat @AMaqal by Tam Hussein @tamhussein Background Context of this discourse began when the interviewer tweeted an interesting article, Stoning and Hand Cutting- Understanding the… Continue reading "The Dawn of Islamic Theocracy: Monumental Sacrifices for Consistent Stability"
Western media rarely gets an insight into how Islamist battalions work and think especially within the rebel operation room, Jaysh al-Fath, the Army of Conquest. This is a coalition of… Continue reading "Aleppo under Siege: Interview with Suqour al-Sham- an Islamist Rebel Perspective"
The nature of the Syrian conflict, now in its fifth year, has become overtly sectarian and ideological. Undoubtedly the foreign fighters who continue to trickle in are coloured by this.… Continue reading "The Virtues of Sham: The Place of Syria in Muslim Sacral Imagination"
How an ISIS organised attack looks like There is a myth that the Islamic State claims every terror attack in the West as its own. But even its claims of… Continue reading "Islamic State Attacks in Europe: A Rough Guide to ISIS Lone Wolves"
Apart from the odd father attending to the needs of their families, most Syrians sleep in late in the Jungle in Calais. They are wrapped up inside their tarpaulin… Continue reading "A Day in The Life of The Jungle: Syrians Camped out in Calais"
Tourists and bohemians love rummaging through the stalls on Portobello Road with its shimmering trinkets and shaggy clothes fit for an art student. To the locals it’s a “joke ting”,… Continue reading "What happened to ‘Man like Fatlum?’- The inside Story of the British Suicide Bomber of Ramadi"
There’s been a lot of coverage of my interview with Australian combat medic Abu Ousama or Abu Safiyah shown on Channel Seven, Australia it was subsequently picked up by all… Continue reading "Full Transcript of Shareef Alnimer Interview: A True Blue Aussie"
In Syria, Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups have gradually emerged as one of the main threats to the survival of the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad. Ironically, however, the presence of… Continue reading "A Brotherhood Vision for Syria"