Tag Archives: terrorism

Islamic State Has Alternative Suggestions for the Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah. It’s Jihad.

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 16 June 2025

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Israel Moves to Disarm Iran

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 13 June 2025

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A Note on the Mu’tazilites and the Office of the Caliph

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 June 2025

Muslim belief is that the Qur’an is “uncreated” (ghayr makhluq). While the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad over twenty-three years (610-32 AD), the “speech of God” (kalam Allah) in these revelations had existed co-eternally with God. This was once a point of serious dispute in Islamic theology, and the outcome of that debate was an important waymarker in the development of Islam.

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What Iran’s Leaks Really Tell Us About Syrian “Interim” President Ahmad al-Shara’s Past with the Islamic State

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

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A Note on the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Dependence on Iran

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

Muhammad al-Sudani has been Iraq’s Prime Minister since October 2022. He was installed at Iran’s behest after a year-long political logjam following the 2021 Iraqi elections. The political fronts for Iran’s terrorist-militias lost those elections, but Tehran picked the Prime Minister anyway.

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Did 27 Million Soviet Citizens Die Fighting the Nazis?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 April 2025

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Islamic State Changes Course in Dealing With the Tribes, Holds Its Ground Against Democracy

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 April 2025

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Will Trump Succeed in Withdrawing From Syria This Time?

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 29 March 2025

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The Evidence of Iran’s Responsibility for the October 7 Pogrom in Israel Keeps Piling Up

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 March 2025

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