Essays on Farouk

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999 founded the Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād which is the present day ISIL. Initially, the organization pledged support to the Al Qaeda and fought alongside them against the Multinational force which invaded Iraq in 2003 (Spark 3). In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died and the remnants of his militant organization founded the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Subsequent leadership who had the ability to keep the group aligned to the ideology of Al Qaeda died in US led attacks (Spark 4). Eventually, the Al Qaeda, in 2014 realized it could no longer keep ...

The Islamist militant group AQAP, better known in full as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, came into formation on January 2009. This group was formed through a unification of Yemeni and Saudi branches of the larger al-Qaeda. Analysts have consistently rated the Yemen group as the most lethal among the al-Qaeda authorization, which primarily has taken the objective of setting targets in the West while at the same time maintaining domestic insurgency (Johnson, 2012). AQAP’s tremendous rise in Yemen resulted majorly from the free environment in this country that allowed former al Qaeda network trained experts to operate. ...

Kashrut is a Hebrew word that means fit, correct or proper. It can be defined as the body of Jewish law that deals with appropriate foods and how those foods must be prepared. Kosher, describes those foods that meet Kashrut's standard and in most cases describe ritual objects made in concurrence with the Jewish law and are appropriate for ritual use. In this case, food that do not kosher standard is referred to as treif. Arguably, It’s more who you identify with, rather than what you are eating. Different kind of food can be Kosher if its preparation befits ...