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Ideology, Rules, & Edicts

One of the Center’s first major reports was a product called the Militant Ideology Atlas. That product used citation analysis to identify the most influential thinkers in the Jihadi Movement. It also delineated the movement’s key ideological vulnerabilities. Browse the research products below to learn more about our work in this area.

January 2, 2006

Paradigmatic Jihadi Movements

David Cook

November 26, 2019

Next in Line to Lead al-Qa`ida: A Profile of Abu Muhammad al-Masri

Ali Soufan

May 29, 2019

Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Targets in the West (2012-2019): The Atlantic Divide Between European and American Attackers

Mitchell D. Silber

January 16, 2019

The Hardline Stream of Global Jihad: Revisiting the Ideological Origin of the Islamic State

Tore Hamming

October 12, 2018

The Islamic State’s Mufti on Trial: The Saga of the “Silsila ‘Ilmiyya”

Cole Bunzel

January 23, 2020

Guidance: Commanding General Committee

Fatwa 56 – Question: What is the ruling on wearing western clothing that incorporates ‘images of human beings’ and clothing that exposes private parts?

Fatwa 55 – Question: What is the ruling on low-hanging clothing?

Fatwa 48 – Question: What is the ruling on permissibility of travel for Muslims at large?

January 1, 2008

Sheikh Abdel-Fatah Al-Khalidi Revitalizes Sayid Qutb- Inside the Adversary’s Anti-American Ideology

LCDR Youssef Aboul-Enein, MSC, U.S. Navy

December 4, 2007

Trends in Egyptian Salafi Activism

Christopher Heffelfinger

March 23, 2007

Fourth Generation Governance

Brian Fishman

March 1, 2006

The Islamic Imagery Project

Combating Terrorism Center

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