The Theology of Osama Bin Laden: Dr. Gabriel Reynolds Breaks Down Jihadist Ideology

On this episode of The Long History Short Podcast, I sat down with Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds of the University of Notre Dame. We are fast approaching the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and Dr. Reynolds and I discussed Bin Laden's interpretation of Islam, his role in al-Qaeda, the transformation of jihadist energies away from al-Qaeda and towards ISIS, the role of history in the Muslim imagination, contemporary jihadist movements, and a lot else. Here's a link to Dr. Reynolds's superb YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ExploringtheQuranandtheBible Further reading on al-Qaeda's theological ideas: https://www.hudson.org/national-security-defense/al-qaeda-s-ideology A good source of information on jihadist movements in Mali, Nigeria, etc. which Dr. Reynolds and I discuss toward the end of the interview: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent-extremism-sahel More on jihadism today: https://www.city-journal.org/article/war-on-terror-taliban-al-qaeda-islam Dr. Reynolds on ecumenism between Catholics and Muslims: https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/14/thinking-clearly-about-islam