What’s the appeal of a caliphate? – BBC October 28, 2014 by Fulcrum In June the leader of Islamic State declared the creation of a caliphate stretching across parts of Syria and Iraq - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi named himself the caliph or leader. Edward Stourton examines the historical parallels and asks what is a caliphate, and what is its appeal? BBC Magazine. 26 October 2014 FulcrumShareTweetShare
