Sword of Allah

The Sword of Allah Chapter is an all-Muslim Chapter that hails from the Middle-East and concerns itself with battling those who would threaten their Tribe. The Sword of Allah is a very large Chapter and has seen its sphere of influence increase ten fold in the last half-century. SoA Mosques now dot the globe from Polynesia to the American Mid-West.
== Facts: ==
-The Sword of Allah naturally looks to the Order of Infinity (Muhammad was a Theist) for its founding, but it also has plenty of Assassins, Destroyers, Healers, Kings and Seneschal as well. Assassins are especially prominent because the prophet Muhammed was a close follower of the Decider Of Death. 
-The headquarters for the Sword is said to be in Mecca itself.
-The Sword has always had a military edge to it. Islam was born in a state of warfare as local pagan tribes tried to annihilate Mohamed and his people. Early Muslims grew up on the defense, so it stands to reason that their teachings would have a slant towards the militant in them.
-However, the Sword's involvement in tribal politics and warfare has done it great harm, especially as of late. The modern world is sharply divided about what to do with the Sword and its people.
-What's more, the Arab Spring has successfully divided the Sword in half. The young bloods of the Sword now live and work in first world countries, and they are increasingly holding on to more modern ideas about how to live. The old guard of the Sword, however, choose to remain close to the land and still live the arid lifestyle of their forebears. Many if not most of these old-guard also continue to yearn for a global Jihad against the Sword's enemies and rivals.
== Current Challenges: ==
The rise of terrorism and now the Caliphate of Isis has shattered the fragile unity of the Sword. Muslims are now being forced to do one of three things: either they endorse the Caliphate, reject the Caliphate, or try to remain neutral. While some would love to embrace the Caliphate and correct its problems, the increasingly violent and subversive tactics used by the Caliphate and its allies is making that problematic.
The Arab Spring has also deeply divided the Chapter. As moderate Muslims increasingly come to the aid of the enemies of the older guard, the Chapter is drawn closer to a civil war. With Isis attacking Muslims who are not as extreme as they are, many within the Sword now believe that civil war is now upon them.
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