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| | ==Dar al-Harb== | | ==Dar al-Harb== |
| − | Dar al-Harb (the Realm of Conflict), according to Salafist<ref>"The [Salafi] movement gained mass popularity during the last century and Salafis now constitute a majority or significant portion of the Muslim population in the Middle East and North Africa. This is despite the fact that it was often strongly opposed by secular nationalist regimes and non-Salafi clerics. Western governments have neither the local credibility nor the cultural expertise necessary to diminish the popularity of Salafism." ''[https://www.ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Atlas-ExecutiveReport.pdf Militant Ideology Atlas]'', Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, November 2006, Conclusions, p. 10.</ref>, is made up primarily of what they claim is 'the [[New World Order]]'<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byxeOG_pZ1o George H.W. Bush, New World Order speech, Sept 11 1991]. youtube</ref> organized within the [http://sunnahonline.com/library/beliefs-and-methodology/87-types-of-kufr-disbelief ''kufr''] member states of the [[United Nations]]<ref>Not only do the Salafi-jihadists of the Islamic State and al Qaeda reject the very idea of [[nation state]]s and national borders, they likewise are at war with infidel (''kufr'') ideas, concepts, and institutions such as the {{wpl|Geneva Conventions}}.</ref>. Iran is a recognized, sitting, and participating member of the United Nations. Despite its official name - the Islamic Republic of Iran - is considered by Salafists to be among the unbelieving '' kufr'' nations. | + | Dar al-Harb (the Realm of Conflict), according to Salafist<ref>"The [Salafi] movement gained mass popularity during the last century and Salafis now constitute a majority or significant portion of the Muslim population in the Middle East and North Africa. This is despite the fact that it was often strongly opposed by secular nationalist regimes and non-Salafi clerics. Western governments have neither the local credibility nor the cultural expertise necessary to diminish the popularity of Salafism." ''[https://www.ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Atlas-ExecutiveReport.pdf Militant Ideology Atlas]'', Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, November 2006, Conclusions, p. 10.</ref>, is made up primarily of what they claim is 'the [[New World Order]]'<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byxeOG_pZ1o George H.W. Bush, New World Order speech, Sept 11 1991]. youtube</ref> organized within the [http://sunnahonline.com/library/beliefs-and-methodology/87-types-of-kufr-disbelief ''kufr''] member states of the [[United Nations]]<ref>Not only do the Salafi-jihadists of the Islamic State and al Qaeda reject the very idea of [[nation state]]s and national borders, they likewise are at war with infidel (''kufr'') ideas, concepts, and institutions such as the [[Geneva Conventions]].</ref>. Iran is a recognized, sitting, and participating member of the United Nations. Despite its official name - the Islamic Republic of Iran - is considered by Salafists to be among the unbelieving '' kufr'' nations. |
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| | 'In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue'', because of the threat Islamic extremists posed to [[Western world|Western]] commercial trading interests. | | 'In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue'', because of the threat Islamic extremists posed to [[Western world|Western]] commercial trading interests. |
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| − | For nearly a millenium prior to Mohammad, {{wpl|Sino-Roman_relations#Trade_relations|East-West trade}} between Europe, India, and China was facilitated via the {{wpl|Silk Road|Silk Route}}. At this time India and China was known as the "Seres", and yes even in classical times European living standards were [[Globalization|affected by world trade]]. With the rise of Islam, Western merchant caravans often were hi-jacked, their goods looted the tradesman enslaved or beheaded. | + | For nearly a millenium prior to Mohammad, {{wpl|Sino-Roman_relations#Trade_relations|East-West trade}} between Europe, India, and China was facilitated via the [[Silk Route]]. At this time India and China was known as the "Seres", and yes even in classical times European living standards were [[Globalization|affected by world trade]]. With the rise of Islam, Western merchant caravans often were hi-jacked, their goods looted the tradesman enslaved or beheaded. |
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| | The collapse of world trade due to disruption along the Silk Route plunged Europe into a prolonged {{wpl|Henri_Pirenne#Islam|economic declension}}. After the failure of the [[Crusades|Four Crusades]] to rollback the onslaught<ref>The Crusades were not only an attempt to re-establish world trade, the liberation of non-Muslim communities in the Middle East who were victimized by atrocious [[human rights]] violations was also a major objective.</ref> of the new faith, Christopher Columbus devised a plan to by-pass Islam and restore global trade. By sailing West to get East, Columbus accidentally 'discovered' a new continent, altered the course of history, proving to be a boon to the [[economic growth]] of [[Western civilization]] for the next 500 years. | | The collapse of world trade due to disruption along the Silk Route plunged Europe into a prolonged {{wpl|Henri_Pirenne#Islam|economic declension}}. After the failure of the [[Crusades|Four Crusades]] to rollback the onslaught<ref>The Crusades were not only an attempt to re-establish world trade, the liberation of non-Muslim communities in the Middle East who were victimized by atrocious [[human rights]] violations was also a major objective.</ref> of the new faith, Christopher Columbus devised a plan to by-pass Islam and restore global trade. By sailing West to get East, Columbus accidentally 'discovered' a new continent, altered the course of history, proving to be a boon to the [[economic growth]] of [[Western civilization]] for the next 500 years. |
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| | *{{wpl|Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula}} | | *{{wpl|Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula}} |
| | *{{wpl|al Nusra}} | | *{{wpl|al Nusra}} |
| − | *{{wpl|Afghan Taliban}} | + | *[[Afghan Taliban]] |
| | *{{wpl|Pakistan Taliban}}<ref>Late reports on January 27, 2015, indicate [http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/01/islamic_state_appoin.php a former leader of the Pakistan Taliban was appointed governor of the Islamic State's Khorasan province].</ref> | | *{{wpl|Pakistan Taliban}}<ref>Late reports on January 27, 2015, indicate [http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/01/islamic_state_appoin.php a former leader of the Pakistan Taliban was appointed governor of the Islamic State's Khorasan province].</ref> |
| | *{{wpl|Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent}} | | *{{wpl|Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent}} |