Middle East Week

Kirk Sowell comes back on the show to talk about his new paper Jordanian Salafism and the Jihad in Syria. We covered a lot of information including: What is Salafism and Salafi-Jihadism? Who is Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, and how did he come to play a central role in these issues? The split between Maqdisi and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Jordanian Salafi-Jihadists turn towards Syria and Jabhat al-Nusra The effects of the ISIS-JaN split on Jordanian Salafi-Jihadists What the Jordanian government lets the Jordanian Salafi-Jihadists do, and why Maqdisi’s role in the efforts to free Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh What could be next for Maqdisi and the Jordanian Salafi-Jihadists Links: Inside Iraqi Politics - biweekly newsletter that Kirk publishes Kirk H. Sowell (@UticensisRisk) on Twitter Karl Morand (@KarlMorand) on Twitter Support the podcast by making a small donation on Patreon! Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes