From Jihad to Al-Qaeda to Islamic State

“From Jihad to al-Qaeda to Islamic State” provides a telling account of the evolution of the continuously changing face of Islamist militancy and terrorism. That is stoking large swathes of land across the globe. Led and edited by Imtiaz Gul, (author of The Most Dangerous Place) this is a journey through the militant landscape – stretching from the far east in western China to Indonesia to Somalia and Yemen in Africa – that actually had begun with the emergence of the anti-Soviet Afghan jihad of the 1980s and has now morphed into brutal terrorism epitomized by the Islamic State.

Pakistan: Pivot for Hizbut Tahrir’s Global Caliphate?

The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS)  takes pride in introducing “Pakistan Pivot for Hizbut Tahrir’s Global Caliphate?”  This path-breaking book  draws on the Hizb’s literature – press releases, manifesto, banners –  to explore the goals and activities of this transnational Islamist political party, with particular reference to its activities in, and the mandate for, Pakistan. Having established its offices in over 40 countries, Hizbut Tahrir baptized its presence in Pakistan in 1999, a year after Pakistan became the first Muslim nuclear power. In the context of Pakistan, the study of Hizbut Tahrir’s motives assumes unusual significance due to the ongoing security crisis flowing from the consequences of the war on terror. The stated objectives of the organization also underline the real-political convergence between the HuT and other trans-nationalist organizations such as al-Qaeda.