Counter Terrorism

The ISIS Mirage vs the Islamic Reality

Source: Patheos By Saliha Malik I am a woman, a westerner, and a convert to Islam. But—as I’m often asked nowadays—to which version of Islam? This is an important question as news media floods our timelines with reports of Muslim women in the west joining the terrorist group known as ISIS. […]

Are We Living Islam’s Darkest Hour?

Source: The Huffington Post By Faisal J. Abbas; Editor-in-Chief, Al Arabiya English; author of upcoming book on Arab media How much terrorism can the world take in 24 hours? Friday June 26, 2015 will certainly go down in history as a day that pushed the limit. Just in case the daily […]

Indoctrinated by the Unregulated

Source: Foreign Policy By Dania Ahmed In Pakistan, madrassas have a knack for producing terrorists. The government is aware of this yet it does not have a consistent stance regarding madrassas. After the Peshawar school attack in December, the government made it a priority to regulate madrassas, but when the […]