Video: Far-right or Islamist, call terrorism by its name
By Haras Rafiq and Magnus Roar Bech. Haras Rafiq is the CEO of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank based in the UK. Magnus Roar Bech is Quilliam’s communications officer. The […]
60 killed in twin suicide attacks as terrorists storm police training college in Quetta
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Feds drop Muslim outreach program
Source: Religion News Service By Hannan Adely/ USA Today Network WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Federal law enforcement officials, under fire by civil rights groups, have dropped an effort to create counseling […]
Prevent is failing. Any effective strategy must include Muslim communities
Source: The Guardian By Miqdaad Versi There is no doubt that the threat from international terrorism is real and that it requires proportionate and evidence-based strategies to confront it. Muslims in […]
Muslim Council of Britain to set up alternative counter-terror scheme
Source: The Guardian By Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent British Muslims are planning to set up their own programme to stop people becoming terrorists in a direct challenge to the […]
Video: Obama: Why I won’t say ‘Islamic terrorism’
Source: CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama has taken a lot of criticism from political opponents over his rhetoric when it comes to terrorism. But on Wednesday […]
Pope Francis: journalism based on gossip and lies a form of terrorism
Source: The Guardian Pontiff says journalists must go the extra mile to seek the truth and ensure they don’t spread rumours which can ‘kill a person with your tongue’ Journalism […]
Dalai Lama: There is no such thing as a Muslim terrorist
Source: Independent By Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim ‘Any person who wants to indulge in violence is no longer a genuine Buddhist or genuine Muslim,’ says Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has […]
Turkey’s Erdogan: U.S. should ‘not harbor a terrorist’ like cleric Gulen
Source: Reuters By Stephen Adler and Parisa Hafezi | NEW YORK Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters in an interview on Monday that the United States should “not harbor a […]
‘We Misled You’: How the Saudis Are Coming Clean on Funding Terrorism
Source: Politico By Zalmay Khalilzad On his latest trip, a former senior U.S. official finds a new attitude in Riyadh. But will it stick? On my most recent trip to […]
How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 reverberated around the world long after that fateful morning. Americans of all […]
The war on terrorism won’t be won on the battlefield
Source: Washington Post By Fareed Zakaria On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was driving on the Long Island Expressway, heading out to a friend’s house to spend a […]
The politics of fear: how Britain’s anti-extremism strategy has failed
Source: The Guardian By Tariq Ramadan With Prevent, the government couldn’t be further from winning the fight against radicalisation The British government, like its European and US counterparts, has been struggling […]
That Study About Extremist Mosques in Canada Is Mostly Bullshit
Source: Vice.com By Davide Mastracci Another day, another sketchy report alleging Canada’s mosques are a hotbed for extremism. On Tuesday, the Canadian Press published a story reporting that “many mosques […]
Ahmadiyya Festival Brings 30,000 Muslims Together To Condemn Extremism
Source: Huffington Post By Lucy Sherriff Multimedia Editor, The Huffington Post UK A festival held in the middle of a field in rural Hampshire brought 30,000 Muslims together to try and tackle extremism. The ‘Jalsa Salana’, which was held over the weekend in Alton, saw thousands of Ahmadiyya Muslims attend to […]
Merkel: ‘Terror did not come to us through refugees’
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized on Wednesday that the “phenomenon of terror” was not started in Germany by refugees. Police arrest ‘Islamist’ terror suspect near Polish border (17 […]
Anjem Choudary convicted of supporting Islamic State
Source: The Guardian By Jamie Grierson and Vikram Dodd Notorious hate preacher faces up to 10 years in prison after swearing allegiance to Isis, it can now be revealed Anjem […]
Largest transfer of Gitmo detainees under Obama announced
(CNN) The US announced Monday that 15 detainees have been transferred out of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It’s the single-largest transfer since President Barack Obama took office, […]
Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to US
Source: BBC US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would enact “extreme vetting” of immigrants. In a speech in Ohio, the candidate outlined his plans to combat Islamic extremism, including a new screening test for arrivals to the US. Applicants will be tested to determine if they […]
This is Why Vladimir Putin is Accusing Ukraine of Terrorism
Source: Time By Simon Shuster It would have been a suicide mission, and a rather pointless one. But that is roughly the picture that Russian President Vladimir Putin painted on Wednesday […]