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Parent topics
- Islam [r]: Religion founded by Muhammad whose sacred book is the Qur'an (Koran). [e]
- Sunni [r]: The main branch of Islam, which treats authority as following in the line of the first four "righteously guided" caliphs, as opposed to the Shi'ite dynastic line from the son-in-law of the Prophet [e]
- Shi'ite [r]: A significant branch of Islam, which generally treats authority as following in the dynastic line from Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet [e]
- Sharia [r]: The Muslim system of law and rule of conduct inspired by the Qur'an, the Sunna, traditional law systems, and the Hadiths. [e]
Subtopics
Doctrine
- Al-wala’ wa’l-bara’ [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Salafism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Takfir [r]: Add brief definition or description
Groups
- Al-Qaeda [r]: International islamist terrorist network. Responsible for the 9/11 attack and other terrorist attacks. [e]
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan [r]: A Central Asian jihadist movement, centered on the Ferghana Valley, where the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzistan, and Tajikistan meet; affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaeda and may be based in Afghanistan [e]
- Jaish-e-Mohammed [r]: A Pakistani jihadist group focused on Kashmir; formed with assistance of Inter-Services Intelligence; listed as a terrorist organization by the United States [e]
- Jamaat al-Islamiyya [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan [r]: A Muslim clerical party of Pakistan, currently condemning both the Taliban and U.S. attacks, and participating in the government [e]
Leaders
- Osama bin Laden [r]: Radical jihadist who, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, founded a group known as al-Qaeda, which is credited with a series of terrorist attacks. [e]
- Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sayyid Qutb [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ibn Tamiyya [r]: A medieval Sunni Islamic theologian of the Hanbali school, who set the theoretical framework on which modern Salafism depends [e]
- Ayman al-Zawahiri [r]: Generally considered the #2 leader of al-Qaeda, an Egyptian physician who was mentored, in a faction of the Muslim Brotherhood, by Sayyid Qutb [e]
- Globalization [r]: The interaction of peoples, cultures, and businesses worldwide, which tend to overcome traditional national and cultural boundaries [e]
- Benjamin Barber [r]: Political scientist and author, now at Demos, books include Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World [e]
- Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World [r]: A book by Benjamin Barber, first published in 1995, examining the interaction of globalization and consumerism with religious fundamentalism and tribalism; McDonald's, MTV, and Macintosh are used as icons for consumerism [e]
- Samuel Huntington [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sayyid Qutb [r]: Add brief definition or description