Posted by bg on July 3, 2007
Update 7/3/07
As the investigation of the Keystone Cops terrorist attempts in London and Glasgow proceeds, the plotters are not likely to turn out to be Al Qaeda members. However, they are likely to be Takfiri Salafists–muslims sympathetic to the vision of Osama Bin Laden and his number two, Ayman Zawahiri. Pat Lang, a scholar in his own right, first introduced me to this concept. We need to understand why medical doctors would try to make car bombs (plus we should also now appreciate that just because you are a brain surgeon you don’t necessarily know the first thing about explosives.) To understand this term I would direct you first to an excellent overview written by Trevor Stanley. Stanley defines four critical terms–Kufr – Kaffir – Takfir – Takfiri. The root word, k-f-r means:
6/28/07
Video: ‘The Islamist – Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain’
By the time he attends Tower Hamlets College, he has become leader of the influential Islamic society, bringing hardline homophobic and anti-semitic speakers in to lead debates such as ‘Hijab: put up or shut up’. Husain turns to the more militant Hizb ut-Tahrir: successful, articulate professionals reinforce his nascent views. He spends two years involved with a Hizb cell. Friends who disappear to training camps later become key figures in al-Qaeda.
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Posted by bg on July 3, 2007
Update 7/3/07
As the investigation of the Keystone Cops terrorist attempts in London and Glasgow proceeds, the plotters are not likely to turn out to be Al Qaeda members. However, they are likely to be Takfiri Salafists–muslims sympathetic to the vision of Osama Bin Laden and his number two, Ayman Zawahiri. Pat Lang, a scholar in his own right, first introduced me to this concept. We need to understand why medical doctors would try to make car bombs (plus we should also now appreciate that just because you are a brain surgeon you don’t necessarily know the first thing about explosives.) To understand this term I would direct you first to an excellent overview written by Trevor Stanley. Stanley defines four critical terms–Kufr – Kaffir – Takfir – Takfiri. The root word, k-f-r means:
6/28/07
Video: ‘The Islamist – Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain’
By the time he attends Tower Hamlets College, he has become leader of the influential Islamic society, bringing hardline homophobic and anti-semitic speakers in to lead debates such as ‘Hijab: put up or shut up’. Husain turns to the more militant Hizb ut-Tahrir: successful, articulate professionals reinforce his nascent views. He spends two years involved with a Hizb cell. Friends who disappear to training camps later become key figures in al-Qaeda.
Posted in Abid Javaid, Nicholas Faulkner, Takfiri Salafists | Leave a Comment »
