Where am I?
Somebody suggested I should include a map for those whose geography is a little weak.
Right now I'm in Dubai. And it's totally fascinating for all sorts of reasons. Among them, 97 percent of the population is foreign.
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The above header was created for me by the cartoonist, Abdul Arts (see cartoon below), a Somali refugee in Egypt. He knows something about the topic of this blog as his brother, the spokesman for the mayor of Mogadishu, was blown up by extremists in late December.
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My book
About me
In fall 2007, I started working for the Kabul Center for Strategic Studies, a think tank founded by Afghans based in Kabul, Afghanistan, to build Afghan policy research expertise.
In 2006 Palgrave published a book I cowrote, "Jihad and International Security," with Jalil Roshandel.
Now I'm watching what I see to be the last gasp of a nonviable movement: militant, insurgent jihadism. This movement has killed many more Muslims than polytheists, infidels, or non-Muslims. It has also done more to damage the image of Islam than any other force in 1400 years of Islamic history.
In 2006 Palgrave published a book I cowrote, "Jihad and International Security," with Jalil Roshandel.
Now I'm watching what I see to be the last gasp of a nonviable movement: militant, insurgent jihadism. This movement has killed many more Muslims than polytheists, infidels, or non-Muslims. It has also done more to damage the image of Islam than any other force in 1400 years of Islamic history.
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"Prior to 9/11, who in the modern West ever worried about Islam? The jihadists have succeeded in casting suspicion on an entire religion, a substantial percentage of the world’s population, and centuries of Islamic history, in addition to all the widows and orphans they have created.
"It is unfortunate that Muslims who don’t terrorize people can’t command headlines. But that’s the way the media operates, if it bleeds it leads."
Me, Sharon Chadha, in an interview by Pooja at Instablogs.
"It is unfortunate that Muslims who don’t terrorize people can’t command headlines. But that’s the way the media operates, if it bleeds it leads."
Me, Sharon Chadha, in an interview by Pooja at Instablogs.
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What do the experts think about Jihad and International Security?
Bruce Lawrence, Professor of Islamic Studies, Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University
The authors of this welcome volume ask the hard questions about the ideology motivating global jihadists; they also provide some balanced and sensible policy recommendations. Both for its overview and its practicality, this book will stand apart from others. It deserves a wide readership, not just in government circles, but for all those concerned to understand how the war on terror is to be fought and won.
Michael Rubin, Editor, Middle East Quarterly
Jalil Roshandel and Sharon Chadha have written the definitive account of Jihadism. With clarity, breadth, and depth, they delve into the men, money, and ideas which support this lethal phenomenon in the Middle East and around the world. Jihad and International Security should be a must-read for policymakers, journalists, and anyone wanting to understand the roots, ideology, and tactics of what is today perhaps the West's greatest challenge.
Daniel Pipes, Director, Middle East Forum
In a spare and focused analysis, Roshandel and Chadha explain the where-what-how-and-who of jihad, the concept that inspires Islamist violence. They convincingly trace its intellectual origins and survey its current manifestations, and conclude with smart insights for countering this worldwide scourge.
Steven Spiegel, Director, Middle East Regional Security Program, Burkle Center, UCLA
Roshandel and Chadha have written a tough, hard nosed primer on al Qaeda and the global jihad movement. They provide a basic introduction to the network's history, actions, tactics, organization, and financing, as well as the methods that have been used to fight it. They also review al Qaeda's statements, ideology, philosophy, and interpretation of Islam.
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- Is this what's wrong with today's war coverage?
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- It's a cold day in Tehran
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- MSM on Iraq: Good news is no news
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- Where's Sadr?
- Arab Gulf states growing anxious about Iran
- Do Iraqis understand how poorly stories like these...
- What about the consequences of criminalizing warfare?
- Australia isn't going wobbly
- "Monkey" Egyptian blogger Abdul Kareem sentenced
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- On Britain's announced reduction of forces in Iraq:
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- The debate about the face veil
- Sami al-Arian: He may look like Gandhi...
- Prince Bandar to the rescue?
- Dad, say it 'aint so
- No Middle East peace, not even after one whole mee...
- And over in Thailand, more "peace" reprisals
- Meanwhile back in Waziristan....
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- Update: Live From Baghdad - well, not exactly
- Iranian humor?
- Live from Baghdad: "There's a tanglible decrease i...
- If you don't have time to indulge Congress's vanity
- Is it because I'm an Other
- Dubai: "Restores one's faith in the Arabs' potential"
- "Why bother with military tribunals for terrorists?"
- This is a joke, right?
- Is it now too hot in Iraq for Moktada al-Sadr?
- Studying Islam in Academe: An exercise in self-cen...
- Weren't these attacks supposed to have been about ...
- Is it always wrong to dance on graves and rejoice ...
- "Good energy" for a change
- That Al Qaeda - winning hearts and minds in Algeria
- In defense of "inappropriate" challenges to the CIA
- A coming Arab-Israeli war?
- If you don't have time to read all the books out a...
- Female Genital Mutilation
- This should kill intelligent debate
- Formal dissent within the US intelligence community?
- Where am I?
- Is jihad in Kashmir the result of being mystified?
- Fly the falcon-friendly skies of Etihad Airways
- CIA appoints "James" to run Baghdad station
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Recent publications
- Interview in Farsi at Washington Prism on Jihad and International Security
- Jihad and International Security (Palgrave, 2006)
- Interview on Jihad and International Security
- The Iran-Al Qa'ida Link
- What is al-Qaeda Management Doing in Iran?
- Iran's Hegemonic Aspirations Versus Strategic Realism
- CAIR: Islamists Fooling the Establishment
- CAIR's Hate Crimes Nonsense
- CAIR Founded by "Islamic Terrorists"?
- Telephoning the Enemy
- Lynne Stewart, Jihadi Lawyer
- George Soros Teaches the FBI Tolerance
- U.S.-Saudi Relations and the (irrelevant) Court of Public Opinion
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Singapore
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Indian
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Friday prayers
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Berber
Yemen
Egypt
Europe
Sweden
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