In 1924, the last caliphate--an Islamic State as envisioned by the Koran--was dismantled in Turkey.
It is precisely this failure to create a homeland, journalist Yaakov Lappin asserts, that has necessitated the formation of an unforeseen an.
With no State in existence that matches the radical Islamic ideal since, al Qaeda, which sees itself as a government in exile, along with its hundreds of affiliate organizations, has failed to achieve its goal of reestablishing the caliphate.
In 1924, the last caliphate--an Islamic State as envisioned by the Koran--was dismantled in Turkey