The Muslim Brotherhood: Who Are They?
After finishing our extensive exploration into some of the most colourful and fascinating characters in Islamic History - figures who influenced modern Salafi jihadism as we know it today - Conflicted...
6 Sep 202356min
Sayyid Qutb: Poet, Reactionary, Islamist (Part 2)
If the start of Sayyid Qutb’s life was defined by the evolution of his thought, the second part was defined by a calcification of his beliefs. With revolution brewing in Egypt following the Second Wor...
30 Aug 202359min
Sayyid Qutb: Poet, Reactionary, Islamist (Part 1)
When it comes to the modern era, no Islamic intellectual has influenced modern Salafi Jihadism more than Sayyid Qutb. This unlikely Egyptian, steeped in Western literature and poetry, would come to de...
23 Aug 202354min
Ibn Abdul Wahhab's Militant Mission (Part 2)
When Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab gained the patronage of Muhammad Ibn Saud, it was a fusing of ideology with power on the Arabian peninsula. This was the time when Wahhabism really took shape, and the m...
16 Aug 20231h 1min
Ibn Abdul Wahhab's Militant Mission (Part 1)
While many trace the roots of Saudi Arabia to Muhammad Ibn Saud, its ideological roots can be traced to his contemporary - the radical, militant and hugely controversial, Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab. Th...
9 Aug 202352min
The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 2)
The later part of Ibn Taymiyyah’s life saw continued invasions from Mongol Hordes from the outside, and a battle against Sufi mystics in his own society. And for the man himself, it was defined by a c...
2 Aug 202357min
The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 1)
Ibn Taymiyyah is known as the “Sheikh of Islam” to his admirers, and to his detractors, one of the most significant antecedents of modern Salafi Jihadism. Simultaneously a genius scholar, brutal warri...
26 Jul 202352min
The First Fundamentalist (Part 2)
This week’s Conflicted sees the second episode of our deep dive into the thrilling life of 7/8th century Muslim scholar, Ahmad bin Hanbal, founder of the Hanbali school of jurisprudence. Continuing ou...
19 Jul 20231h
