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Bin Laden's Legacy Flourishing in Commitments to Islamic Caliphate
May 24, 2021
Two decades since al-Qaeda's (AQ) 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States, the legacy of Osama bin Laden's goal of establishing an Islamic caliphate with global reach has produced a durable, present threat, evidenced in the internationalization of the caliphate project endorsed by active AQ branches across multiple continents and regions, from Eurasia to Africa to the Americas.
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Taliban Leader's Preparations for Islamic Rule in Afghanistan
May 19, 2021
The recently released audio message of the second in command of the Taliban focused on the need for religious scholars and teachers to develop a robust judiciary in Afghanistan, with emphasis on the religious courts as foundational to establishment of "the Islamic Emirate" of Afghanistan, in preparation for the U.S.'s withdrawal.
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Turkey's Islamists Light Up Hagia Sophia in Ramadan Message
May 19, 2021
Turkey's Islamist government messaged the hegemony of Islamism with a lighted banner and Ramadan message that "there is no God but Allah," stretched across the famous Christian cathedral of Hagia Sophia that the Turkish state recently converted to a mosque.
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OIC Denounces Israel for Developments in Gaza & Jerusalem
May 19, 2021
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued an official condemnation of the state of Israel for the escalation of violence against Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and Gaza and for violations of access to the Al-Aqsaa Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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AQ Celebrates US Pullout from Afghanistan
May 19, 2021
Al Qaeda spokespersons gave an exclusive interview to US media, celebrating the US peacekeepers' withdrawal from Afghanistan with a declaration of victory for Islamism in Afghanistan and a warning of active jihadist operations and pushback on all fronts until America withdraws completely "from the rest of the Islamic world."
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