International Journal of Security Studies Volume 1 | Issue 1 Article 5 2018 Al-Qaeda versus Boko Haram: Ideologies, Goals, and Outcomes Radhika Shah Emory University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/ijoss Part of the Defense and Security Studies Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, and the Political Science Commons Recommended Citation Shah, Radhika (2018) "Al-Qaeda versus Boko Haram: Ideologies, Goals, and Outcomes," International Journal of Security Studies: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1 , Article 5. Available at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/ijoss/vol1/iss1/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Nighthawks Open Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Journal of Security Studies by an authorized editor of Nighthawks Open Institutional Repository. Al-Qaeda versus Boko Haram: Ideologies, Goals, and Outcomes Cover Page Footnote I would like to thank Dr. Vincent Cornell for his patient support and guidance. Dr. Cornell is a wonderful mentor and an inspiring lecturer. This article is available in International Journal of Security Studies: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/ijoss/vol1/iss1/5 Introduction Since al-Qaeda’s September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon, Islam has remained at the center of the global terrorism debate. Numerous insurgency groups with ties to Islam have risen into the international spotlight, attracting media attention and stoking fear among Westerners.1 Though an overwhelming majority of the American public expresses concern about extremism associated with Islam as a whole,2 each Islamist jihadi group harbors its own unique goals and ideologies.