Caliphate, a disputed concept, no longer has a hold over all Muslims
- Written by The Conversation
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as self-declared caliph, seeks to exploit the historical resonance of the caliphate for a brutal present-day cause.EPA/Furqan MediaAccording to the Arabic lexicon, khilāfa (caliphate) literally means taking the position of others in order to perform the legal and religious rights behalf on them. It...







