Falcons and horses are evil. And so are moons

Sepoy points us to a new weapon in The War on Terror: The Islamic Imagery Project being run out of the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, which aims to provide "analyses for one-hundred key motifs that appear throughout the jihadists' visual propaganda". Here are a few symbols he highlights:

The moon is a very important and complex symbol in Islamic culture.

The horse is a very important symbol in both Arabic and Islamic culture.

There is perhaps no landscape in Islamic culture and tradition more evocative and recognizable than the desert.

Palm trees, particularly date palms, are inextricably linked to Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Islamic culture.

The lion is an important symbol in Islamic culture.

The camel has particular importance to Arab culture.

The horse is a very important symbol in both Arabic and Islamic culture.

The Falcon is an important symbol in Islamic culture.

Women hold powerful symbolic value in Islamic culture.

There is a lot of symbology surrounding hand gestures in Islamic culture.

What, no beards?!

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Is it just me, or was that really inane?

Women hold powerful symbolic value in Islamic culture.

There is a lot of symbology surrounding hand gestures in Islamic culture.

Is there any society for which this isn't true?