Jack Barclay

Jack Barclay is an independent consultant on the use of strategic communication to counter violent extremism. He is based in the United Kingdom, where he holds a Fellowship in Strategic Communication at the UK Defence Academy.

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Anwar al-Awlaki Attacks Mardin Conference’s Declaration on Jihad

11.18.2010 Jack Barclay

Salafi-Jihadist ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki has penned an emotive response to a declaration by Islamic scholars who challenge the theological basis for the violent jihad of...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Middle East

Al-Tatarrus: al-Qaeda’s Justification for Killing Muslim Civilians

09.09.2010 Jack Barclay

One of the global Salafi-Jihadist movement’s most persistent strategic vulnerabilities is its association with terrorist attacks that result in large numbers of Muslim civilian casualties....

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Terrorism

Tawhid al-Hakimiyah – A Jihadi Achilles Heel?

07.22.2010 Jack Barclay

Salafism, the Islamic reformist current that first appeared in the Middle East in the 19th century, is a more diverse movement than many observers initially...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Can al-Qaeda Use Islam to Justify Jihad in the United States? A Debate in Progress

07.01.2010 Jack Barclay

Having committed itself to the battle against the “far enemy,” al-Qaeda’s leadership issued in March its most explicit call yet to Muslims living in the...

Publication Terrorism Monitor