JihadPod
Trailer for season 3 of JihadPod
info_outline XXXI. Nashids: History and Cultural Meaning with Behnam SaidJihadPod
Behnam Said comes on the show to talk about nasheeds.
info_outline XXX. al-Qaeda’s Franchising Strategy with Barak MendelsohnJihadPod
Barak Mendelsohn comes on the show to discuss his new book, The al-Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences.
info_outline XXIX. Islamic State Networks In Turkey with Aaron SteinJihadPod
Aaron Stein comes on the show to talk about IS networks in Turkey.
info_outline XXVIII. The Malian Jihadi Landscape with Andrew LebovichJihadPod
Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years.
info_outline XXVII. A History of Lebanese Sunni Jihadism with Bernard RougierJihadPod
Bernard Rougier comes on the show to discuss Lebanese Sunni jihadism.
info_outline XXVI. Reality of The Islamic State’s Finances and Economy with Aymenn al-TamimiJihadPod
Aymenn al-Tamimi comes on the show for an in-depth discussion of the Islamic State’s finances and economic situation.
info_outline XXV. Americans in the Islamic State with Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus HughesJihadPod
Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes come on the show to talk about their new report ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa.
info_outline XXIV. The History, Legacy, and Relevance of Algerian Jihadism Today with Dalia Ghanem-YazbeckJihadPod
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck comes on the show to talk about jihadism in Algeria.
info_outline XXIII. The Syrian Jihad: A History with Charles ListerJihadPod
Charles Lister comes back on the show for an in-depth discussion on jihadism in Syria.
info_outlineBehnam Said comes on the show to talk about nasheeds. Some of the topics covered include:
- The role of music in Islam and how it relates to nasheeds
- A modern history of the use of nasheeds
- Differences between Sufi, mainstream Islamist, and jihadi nasheeds
- Different themes used in these nasheeds
- Why there has been such an explosion in new nasheeds and media outlets from IS and AQAP recently.
Links:
- Behnam Said – Extremis Project
- Amazon.com author page for Behnam Said
- Hymns (Nasheeds): A Contribution to the Study of the Jihadist Culture – Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Behnam Said (@BenSai) | Twitter
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