Abstract The 177-verse Arabic Poem of the Intellect ( Qaṣīdat al-ʿAql ) composed by Indian Fatimid-Ṭayyibī Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq Sayyidna Taher Saifuddin (d. 1385/1965) breaks new ground in substance and form. In form, poem creatively amalgamates genres qaṣīdah (poem), risālah (treatise), waṣiyyah (testament) to produce an eloquent innovative hybrid text. content, it uniquely combines a philosophical ...

After the fall of Islamic State’s self-declared Caliphate in Syria and Iraq, understanding how Salafi-jihadist environments West mobilize new ways has become urgent. This study is based on unique hard-to-reach data from qualitative interviews with returned Swedish ISIS fighters, previous members environment, friends acquaintances persons engaged a former jihadist recruiter. It explores post-Cal...