But the video release of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declaring himself the caliph on July 4 2014 marked a turning point in contemporary history. IS subsequently published hundreds of videos, some of which ...

Many years ago, the great city of Baghdad was ruled by a wise and kind Caliph. In the afternoons, the Caliph liked to walk through the marketplace. One day, he noticed a strange box being sold by ...

He's an Islamic scholar, poet, and Sunni extremist who is as much as an enigma to his followers as he is to his enemies. Born Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai in the central Iraqi city of ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of religions, Middle Ages and the early Muslim caliphate, continues with a video on the Jews in the early Caliphate, as we ...

With a new project on the way, American Hip Hop artist Caliph returns with a video for one of his stand out tracks.

Jihad, however, is something a caliph must initiate, as it is a communal obligation on the Muslims. We do not know whether Al-Julani has declared a caliphate. Whatever the case, he is unlikely to ...

Instead, the war in Iraq provided even more radical Sunni fundamentalist extremists the opportunity to explore a new project: transnational caliphate jihad. A Jordanian jailbird called Abu Musab ...

Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “deputy caliph” of the militant group and as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said.

But the video release of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declaring himself the caliph on July 4 2014 marked a turning point in contemporary history. IS subsequently published hundreds of videos, some of ...