The ease and swiftness with which the so-called Islamic State and the self-declared khilafat of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has attracted over 30,000 Muslims from 100 countries around the globe in just one year has surprised many. rethinkingislamwithsultanshahin.wordpress.com/2018/01/01/religious-and-theological-underpinning-of-global-islamist-terror-full-text-of-speech-at-international-counter-terrorism-conference-2016-in-jaipur-3/