One wonders just how many Muslims he will be able to lure into his group.
Lure of the caliph and Islamic State
BY KARIM DOUGLAS CROW - 11 OCTOBER 2014 @ 8:06 AM
THE declaration of a so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syraq (Syria+Iraq) on June 27 by Sunni renegades led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claimed a universal authority throughout the Muslim ummah in the manner of caliphs of old.
Baghdadi has degrees in Islamic studies from the Islamic University of Baghdad. He was then a preacher in Diyala province where, after the 2003 United States invasion, he led his own armed insurgency group.
The veteran observer Patrick Cockburn objectively describes IS to be “the most powerful and effective extreme jihadi group in the world... violent and sectarian”.
Baghdadi sends a powerful message resonating in militant minds across the Islamic world, by denying the legitimacy of the political leaders of 1.6 billion Muslims. In his online audio message, Baghdadi stated it was the duty of all Muslims to immigrate to his self-styled IS, and he named a list of countries where violations are being committed against Muslims.
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Lure of the caliph and Islamic State
BY KARIM DOUGLAS CROW - 11 OCTOBER 2014 @ 8:06 AM
THE declaration of a so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syraq (Syria+Iraq) on June 27 by Sunni renegades led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claimed a universal authority throughout the Muslim ummah in the manner of caliphs of old.
Baghdadi has degrees in Islamic studies from the Islamic University of Baghdad. He was then a preacher in Diyala province where, after the 2003 United States invasion, he led his own armed insurgency group.
The veteran observer Patrick Cockburn objectively describes IS to be “the most powerful and effective extreme jihadi group in the world... violent and sectarian”.
Baghdadi sends a powerful message resonating in militant minds across the Islamic world, by denying the legitimacy of the political leaders of 1.6 billion Muslims. In his online audio message, Baghdadi stated it was the duty of all Muslims to immigrate to his self-styled IS, and he named a list of countries where violations are being committed against Muslims.
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Lure of the caliph and Islamic State New Straits Times?
