salafi takfiri Archive
19 Nov 2015
InfoMullet: A (Brief) History of Salafi Takfirism
TLDR Up Front: Evaluate your news sources by applying the Eurocentric Bechdel test! In addition to the Eurocentric lead role upon which the news story will (of course!) primarily focus on, are there *at least* two named indigenous influential actors presented with their own agency, motivations and conflicts/disputes that are not tied to the Eurocentric
18 Nov 2015
InfoMullet: History of the Names of ISIS
TLDR Up Front: The Islamic State of Syria & Iraq (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) is just the latest in a series of names for a salafist takfiri group, each representing a shift in their strategy and geographic perspective, as well as efforts by opponents to portray them in a negative light (eg. Daesh); which have largely
14 Nov 2015
InfoMullet: Segmentation of Salafi Takfiri among all Muslims
TLDR Upfront: In light of the Paris attacks for those who want to (rightfully) avoid the fallacy of generalizations (1) in describing the attackers I recommend using the term "Salafist Takfiri" to *specifically* describe militant members of groups such as AQ, ISIS, AQAP, Boko Haram etc. who share a common set of behaviors and beliefs.