Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Al Qaeda
leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand province in Afghanistan. (Rahimullah
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Identity, Future between ISIS and Qaeda

by Nidaa Abou Ali | Nov 29, 2016 | Features

Riyadh – Observers have agreed that ISIS stole the lights from al-Qaeda and succeeded in concentrating its presence on the international arena as a draconian and violent organization, which expanded its geographic control and gained followers across the world....

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A militant fighter uses a mobile to film his fellow fighters taking part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014.REUTERS/Stringer

ISIS’ Nazi-Inspired Methods

by Nidaa Abou Ali | Nov 7, 2016 | Features

Riyadh- It would seem that today’s hardline ISIS can draw parallels to a once Nazi Germany showcasing mythology-inspired extremism. For Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler’s Germany the master race was the Aryan, whilst ISIS preaches self-declared righteousness and a God-given...

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Women in ISIS | Source: Reuters

ISIS Recruitment between Western, Arab Women

by Nidaa Abou Ali | Oct 11, 2016 | Features

Riyadh- Pressures imposed on terrorist organizations like ISIS and the capture of a large number of its members has forced a sort of qualitative change in its strategy, like appointing women in leading positions, allowing them to hold arms and execute bombings and...