Dabiq is both the name of a small town in Northern Syria and the Islamic State’s most potent online recruiting magazine. Why was this name chosen?
Dabiq
“The Deadly Cost of Speaking Out Against Extremism” (article from thesoufangroup.com)
“The Deadly Cost of Speaking Out Against Extremism,” from the Soufan Group is an exceptional response to those who condemn virtually all Muslims for not speaking out or otherwise opposing the Islamists… […]
We Are Our Own Worst Enemy – and We’d Better Wake Up Soon
Until our leaders and education system catch up, we need to have more community conversations about the challenges we face around the globe relative to how others perceive America and the Western […]
THANK YOU “Jihadists” and those pursuing the “Islamic State”
I say, “THANK YOU” to these most extreme of the Islamists, be they ISIS/ISIL/IS, AQAP, al Qaeda. Boko Haram or, lest we forget, the more “moderate” Muslim Brotherhood, for their short-sighted, barbaric […]
America’s “Jihad” is part of a Global struggle…
Both individually and collectively, we are struggling over our values and the extent to which we are willing to engage our “world,” however large or small that might be. This goes on […]
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter
Throughout the history of warfare it has generally been accurate to say, “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” In 2003, this adage has never been more true than in the […]
America's "Jihad" 