Tag Archives: Ottoman Caliphate

“Under a doctrine known as takfir, these jihadis excommunicate and, on many occasions, kill Muslims who decline to toe their theological line”

Posted on December 31, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FDD The many shades of Islam Clifford D. May December 31, 2025 …It was not until the 1920s, in the aftermath of World War I, that the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the last Ottoman caliph, Abdülmecid II, boarded the Orient … Continue reading →

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“Turkey’s Erdogan supports Hamas and embraces the Brotherhood’s broader goals, perhaps imagining himself as the first Ottoman sultan and caliph of the 21st century”

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FDD Meet the Muslim Brotherhood Clifford May November 5, 2025 …In 1928, Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Western scholars and policymakers were uninterested, regarding it as nothing more than a religious-social welfare organization and therefore no threat … Continue reading →

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We left, ISIS stayed. 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS

Posted on October 18, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

PJ MEDIA by Patrick Poole October 14, 2014 Reports that ISIS has surrounded Baghdad and is quickly closing in on the Baghdad International Airport (armed with MANPADS, no less) are troubling. Baghdad itself has been rocked by a series of … Continue reading →

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