While the Arab Middle East is political Islam’s ideological and historical core, South Asia and Southeast Asia, concentrated in the Indonesian archipelago, make up the modern demographic core of the Muslim world. Advocates of political jihadism have been adept at exploiting pre-existing territorial and ethnic grievances, both perceived and real, in these highly complex and fragmented states. Terror networks in …
Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa
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On December 9, 2009, the Jamestown Foundation organized a special panel on “Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa” as part of its annual conference, the latter appropriately titled “The Changing Strategic Gravity of al-Qaeda”. This report is comprised of the proceedings from this important panel, including executive summaries, full text transcripts and power point presentations. The following speakers and subject matter are featured in this report:
Ambassador David H. Shinn examines the growing threat posed to Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government by the radical Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen (Mujahideen Youth Movement).