Trinidad and Tobago and the Islamic State

Trinidad and Tobago had one of the higher proportional recruitment rates for the Islamic State, with over 100 citizens joining.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} British academic Simon Cottee nicknamed it Calypso Caliphate.^[6]

Members

• Tariq Abdul Haqq, a boxer who had been a Commonwealth Games medalist, killed in 2015^[7]
• Abu Sa'd al-Trinidadi, born Shane Crawford, killed in 2017^[1]

See also

• Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt

References

1. Graham-Harrison, Emma; Surtees, Joshua (2 February 2018). "Trinidad's jihadis: how tiny nation became Isis recruiting ground". The Guardian.
2. "Trinidad's Islamic State Problem". Lawfare. 17 November 2019.
3. Robles, Frances (21 February 2017). "Trying to Stanch Trinidad's Flow of Young Recruits to ISIS". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
4. Badri-Maharaj, Sanjay (22 September 2022). "Black Flags of the Caribbean: How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot , by Simon Cottee". New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. 96 (3–4): 373–374. doi:10.1163/22134360-09603019. S2CID 252508625 – via brill.com.
5. "Bloomsbury Collections - Black Flags of the Caribbean - How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot". www.bloomsburycollections.com.
6. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/72058/1/The%20Calypso%20Caliphate%20Revised%20Version.pdf
7. "Anthony Joshua's amateur rival Tariq Abdul Haqq died for Islamic State after boxing career". Sky Sports.

External links

• "Popular Front: BONUS: ISIS Brides from the Islands on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 11 January 2024.