When is a caliph not a caliph?

• Main Author: Michael Hedges, Paul
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Terrorism studies; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Religion in contemporary society
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82081; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39807
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The self-declared Caliph of ISIS has no legitimacy and does not represent Islam. While he heads an armed militia, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s actions are opposed to how a Caliph should behave. The international media should repudiate his claim.