Since 2007, the German jihadist scene has become Europe's most dynamic, characterized by an extreme anti-Americanism, impressive international networks, and spectacular propaganda. German jihadists travel to Turkey, Chechnya, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, trading in jihadist ideolo…
Since 2007, the German jihadist scene has become Europe's most dynamic, characterized by an extreme anti-Americanism, impressive international networks, and spectacular propaganda. German jihadists travel to Turkey, Chechnya, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, trading in jihadist ideolo…
Since 2007, the German jihadist scene has become Europe's most dynamic, characterized by an extreme anti-Americanism, impressive international networks, and spectacular propaganda. German jihadists travel to Turkey, Chechnya, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, trading in jihadist ideolo…
The Āl al-Shaykh derive their name from their ancestor, the Ḥanbalī reformer Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (1115–1206/1703–92), who was known as “the Shaykh.” The family has dominated the Wahhābī movement and the religious establishment of the three Suʿūdī states (c. 1745 to 1818, …
Usama Bin Laden (Usāma b. Lādin, 1957–2011) was the founder and leader of the jihadist organisation al-Qāʿida, which perpetrated the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001. 1. Early life Usāma b. Muḥammad b. ʿAwaḍ b. ʿAbbūd b. Lādin was born 10 March 1957 in Riy…
Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Sulaymān al-ʿUthaymīn (1347–1421/1929–2001) was a prominent Wahhābī scholar and is considered one of the two leading Saudi Arabian religious authorities of the last two decades of the twentieth century. Al-ʿUthaymīn gained prominence for his superior eruditi…