Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

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Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

Iraqi fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi stand next to a wall bearing the Islamic State group flag as they enter the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq's western Anbar province near the Syrian border (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraqi fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi stand next to a wall bearing the Islamic State group flag as they enter the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq's western Anbar province near the Syrian border (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
Haroro J. Ingram
Senior Research Fellow, Program on Extremism at George Washington University
Craig Whiteside
Associate Professor, U.S. Naval War College
Charlie Winter
Director of Research, Extrac
Haroro J. Ingram, Craig Whiteside & Charlie Winter
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Houthi rebel fighters hold their weapons during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters before heading to battlefronts (Photo by Hani Al-Ansi/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Houthi rebel fighters hold their weapons during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters before heading to battlefronts (Photo by Hani Al-Ansi/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Baraa Shaiban
Yemeni analyst, Reprieve MENA caseworker, Member of the Yemeni National Dialogue Convention
Baraa Shaiban
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard beside a banner installed by the supporters and activists of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a protest demanding ban on Popular Front of India (Getty Images)
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard beside a banner installed by the supporters and activists of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a protest demanding ban on Popular Front of India (Getty Images)
Mohammed Sinan Siyech
Doctoral Candidate, University of Edinburgh
Mohammed Sinan Siyech
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An Indian Muslim devotee offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in New Delhi on October 6, 2014 (Photo credit should read Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
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An Indian Muslim devotee offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in New Delhi on October 6, 2014 (Photo credit should read Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
Hari Prasad
Hari Prasad is a research associate at Critica Research and Analysis
Hari Prasad
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People wave Lebanese flags and chant to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests on October 17, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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People wave Lebanese flags and chant to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests on October 17, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Hassan Mneimneh
Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC
Hassan Mneimneh
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Indonesian Muslims wearing masks and maintaining social distance perform Friday prayer at the At-Tin Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2020. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Indonesian Muslims wearing masks and maintaining social distance perform Friday prayer at the At-Tin Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2020. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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James M. Dorsey
Senior Fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Middle East Institute
James M. Dorsey
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Nigerian refugee women at the growing Awaridi refugee settlement now home to 9,000 plus mostly northern Nigerians who fled Boko Haram violence over the past few years.
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Nigerian refugee women at the growing Awaridi refugee settlement now home to 9,000 plus mostly northern Nigerians who fled Boko Haram violence over the past few years.
Toulu Akerele
CEO of T.A.A.S Ltd. Consultant in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity and data protection
Toulu Akerele
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