Tag Archives : al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Lydia Khalil in Foreign Policy bolsters the realistic idea that no one really knows how a terrorist looks like, and that not even airport scanners can identify the real culprits. However, Khalil gives us the roster of terroristic talents that comprises al-Qaeda’s moving force. It is a rogue’s gallery of organized crime in global proportions. Khalil [...]

Radical Islamists have moved beyond Algeria where the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is principally based. These militants have now found support among the Saharan citizens of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. It has been observed that al-Qaeda rebel movement has been ‘increasingly threatening Africa’s Sahara belt, scaring away investors [...]

On June 22, Nicolas Sarkozy declared the burqa as not welcome in France. The French president regards the Muslim dress not as a religious symbol but a sign of subservience and degradation of women. The al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has threatened to take revenge against France after Sarkozy banned the wearing of the burqa in the country. These [...]