Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi writes about the terrorist activities happening in and around Syria and across the world.
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
1w ago
The term 'cognitive egocentrism' was long ago coined by Richard Landes to describe the phenomenon of projecting one's own assumptions and ideals about the world onto others. I first remember reading Landes' description of cognitive egocentrism in around ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
1w ago
How far can the traditional narratives about the emergence of a particular religion be considered to correspond to historical reality? This sort of question is especially relevant for religions in the more distant past such as Judaism, Christianity and ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
1w ago
Of the three villages in the Qalamoun region to the west of Damascus that have preserved the Western Neo-Aramaic language, Maaloula is the most well-known, being a primarily Christian village. It was overrun by insurgent groups in 2013 before ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
2w ago
By now, it is well-known that Iraq's Hashd Sha'abi (Popular Mobilisation Forces) are principally organised into various brigades that have ordinal numbers and are officially affiliated with the Hashd Sha'abi Commission. In addition to these brigades ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
3w ago
As part of its strikes in retaliation for Iran's strikes that were in turn retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Israel conducted an attack on Syrian territory: specifically the Izraa area in Deraa province in southern Syria ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
3w ago
While following the Islamic State's daily claims of operations can be useful in giving an overview of the group's activities on weekly, monthly and annual bases, there are cases where the group's affiliates have little to say on a daily basis about their ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
3w ago
I am sure many of my readers were up late last night live-tracking the strikes by Iran and its 'axis of resistance' against Israel in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The strikes themselves were bigger in scale ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
3w ago
In queries I have received over the years, I have often been asked if an Islamic State attack or set of attacks over a short-time span in Iraq and/or Syria constituted a 'resurgence' for the group. In general, I do not believe that this sort of framing ..read more
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1M ago
Recently, the Daily Wire revealed that an internal newsletter from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence featured an article arguing for "changing terminology related to counterterrorism," because "certain phrases to identify international ..read more
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Blog
1M ago
This year, 5 April was the world "al-Quds Day" ("Jerusalem Day"): an event organised by Iran in the name of supporting the Palestinian cause. Armed factions across the region that are backed by Iran are known to put on displays and events for al-Quds Day ..read more