Dr. Timothy Furnish

Ph.D in Islamic, African and World History; author of Holiest Wars as well as 30+ articles on topics such as Mahdism, Islamic eschatology, Islamic sects, transnational Muslim movements, Islamic history and jihadism; guest-lecturer in venues such as Defense Institute for Security Assistance Management, Joint Special Operations University, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the US Army War College; OSINT and COIN analyst for US military.