“He has said that he acquired this nom de guerre while waging jihad in Afghanistan and that he was now going to bring about the Talibanization of his part of Bangladesh”

In Onward Muslim Soldiers I discuss the phenomenon of jihad fighters traveling from one country to another to fight in the latest jihad. It appears from this New York Times story, “The Next Islamist Revolution?” (thanks to Nicolei), that the latest stop is Bangladesh. Last spring, Bangla Bhai, whose followers probably number around 10,000, decided … Continue reading “He has said that he acquired this nom de guerre while waging jihad in Afghanistan and that he was now going to bring about the Talibanization of his part of Bangladesh”