Jerusalem, not Baghdad, is the Islamic State’s goal

http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2820afb1fbae0c99e88fb6f52&id=ca3b41f14b&e=672f0b89c4.  The author is an eminent scholar of Islamic history.

Jerusalem, not Baghdad, is the Islamic State’s goal

Date: 8 June 2015
By Jere L. Bacharach

When a state creates new money it uses the images on their currency as a statement of their ideals and goals.  In the US, the debate over who should replace Andrew Jackson on the US 20 dollar bill tells something about current differing US values.  For those who have bothered to look at the Islamic State’s coinage, the emphasis has been on their use of calligraphy, their use of the shahada or affirmation of faith, and their lack of human images.  What has not been noted is that there is a building on one coin and a medieval shield and spear on another. http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2820afb1fbae0c99e88fb6f52&id=ca3b41f14b&e=672f0b89c4
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