Religious extremists in the Middle East, both Sunni and Shia, have succeeded in weaponizing history. They wield an airbrushed version of past events to inform and legitimize their actions and strategies. We can counteract their revisionism by drawing on the fields of Islamic history, contemporary politics, strategy, media, and psychology.

How Jihadists Weaponize Islamic History And How To De-Weaponize It

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How Jihadists Weaponize Islamic History And How To De-Weaponize It

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