THE APPEAL OF THE ISLAMIC EXTREMIST MOVEMENT: OBLIGATION TO THE UMMA

Approved for Release: 2018/10/10 C06746842 (b)(3) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY .?-A DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Thi i if Litt. jCabiWom ok ujitiam The Basis of the Appeal (U) The DCI Counterterrorist Center has developed a visual model of Sunni Islamic extremism, which can be used to explain its appeal to Muslims, including potential terrorist recruits.I The model, called the "Ziggurat of Zealotry," depicts the process that potential terrorists go through as they move from passive support of Musl...