{"id":857,"date":"2025-12-17T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/?p=857"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:56:36","slug":"the-new-radical-convergence-of-leftists-and-islamists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/the-new-radical-convergence-of-leftists-and-islamists\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Radical Convergence of Leftists and Islamists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/jstribune.com\/kondori-the-new-radical-convergence-of-leftists-and-islamists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.<\/a>\u00a0 By Raghu Kondori. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What is the basis for elements of the radical Left and Islamists uniting in activism in Western Europe, the US and elsewhere?<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/jstribune.com\/kondori-the-new-radical-convergence-of-leftists-and-islamists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem Strategic Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-858\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-858 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/JST1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The New Radical Convergence of Leftists and Islamists\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radical Convergence of Leftists and Islamists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.\u00a0 By Raghu Kondori.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[185,15,184,183],"class_list":["post-857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-essay","tag-islamist","tag-israel","tag-leftists","tag-radical"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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