Jack Barclay
Jack Barclay is an independent consultant on the use of strategic communication to counter violent extremism. He is based in the United Kingdom, where he holds a Fellowship in Strategic Communication at the UK Defence Academy.
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Anwar al-Awlaki Attacks Mardin Conference’s Declaration on Jihad
Salafi-Jihadist ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki has penned an emotive response to a declaration by Islamic scholars who challenge the theological basis for the violent jihad of al-Qaeda and its associates. In...
Al-Tatarrus: al-Qaeda’s Justification for Killing Muslim Civilians
One of the global Salafi-Jihadist movement’s most persistent strategic vulnerabilities is its association with terrorist attacks that result in large numbers of Muslim civilian casualties. In jihadist conflict zones from...
Tawhid al-Hakimiyah – A Jihadi Achilles Heel?
Salafism, the Islamic reformist current that first appeared in the Middle East in the 19th century, is a more diverse movement than many observers initially assume. Like other Islamic movements,...
Can al-Qaeda Use Islam to Justify Jihad in the United States? A Debate in Progress
Having committed itself to the battle against the “far enemy,” al-Qaeda’s leadership issued in March its most explicit call yet to Muslims living in the United States to independently plan...