Get in the way back machine for a moment to 1987 and the Iran -Contra hearings, where we were first introduced to Osama Bin Laden. Today, he is a prominent figure in our world.
In India, we are now seeing an uptick in Islamic Radicalism. This report notes that a group in Kerala is,
s aiming to convert Kerala into a Muslim majority state in the next 20 years, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said here Saturday.
“For achieving that goal, the outfit is pumping money to attract youth and give them weapons. They also try to convert youth from other communities and persuade them to marry Muslim girls,”
It will be interesting to see how this all works out in the next 10-20 years. Perhaps Osama has come up with another method of building out the Caliphate.