Trinidad and Tobago and the Islamic State
Trinidad and Tobago had one of the higher proportional recruitment rates for the Islamic State, with over 100 citizens joining.[1][2][3][4][5] British academic Simon Cottee nicknamed it Calypso Caliphate.[6]
Members
- Tariq Abdul Haqq, a boxer who had been a Commonwealth Games medalist, killed in 2015[7]
- Abu Sa'd al-Trinidadi, born Shane Crawford, killed in 2017[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Graham-Harrison, Emma; Surtees, Joshua (2 February 2018). "Trinidad's jihadis: how tiny nation became Isis recruiting ground". The Guardian.
- ^ "Trinidad's Islamic State Problem". Lawfare. 17 November 2019.
- ^ Robles, Frances (21 February 2017). "Trying to Stanch Trinidad's Flow of Young Recruits to ISIS". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Badri-Maharaj, Sanjay (22 September 2022). "Black Flags of the Caribbean: How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot , by Simon Cottee". New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. 96 (3–4): 373–374. doi:10.1163/22134360-09603019. S2CID 252508625 – via brill.com.
- ^ "Bloomsbury Collections - Black Flags of the Caribbean - How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot". www.bloomsburycollections.com.
- ^ https://kar.kent.ac.uk/72058/1/The%20Calypso%20Caliphate%20Revised%20Version.pdf
- ^ "Anthony Joshua's amateur rival Tariq Abdul Haqq died for Islamic State after boxing career". Sky Sports.
External links
- "Popular Front: BONUS: ISIS Brides from the Islands on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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