Here’s What You Need To Know About The Phrase ‘Allahu Akbar’
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Book Review: Boko Haram – The History of an African Jihadist Movement
Publisher: Princeton University Press Author: Alexandar Thurston, is visiting assistant professor of African studies at Georgetown University and the author of Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics. A comprehensive […]
I Want ‘Allahu Akbar’ Back
Source: The New York Times By WAJAHAT ALI Allahu akbar. It’s Arabic for “God is greatest.” Muslims, an eccentric tribe with over a billion members, say it several times in our […]
Truck attack in Manhattan kills 8 in ‘act of terror’
(CNN) The driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path in New York near the World Trade Center, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen others […]
France approves tough new anti-terror laws
Source: BBC News France’s lower house of parliament has approved a new anti-terrorism law intended to bring an end to a nearly two-year-long state of emergency. The law will incorporate […]
Las Vegas shootings: Is the gunman a terrorist?
Source: BBC As details emerge about the Las Vegas gunman who killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500 others, an online debate has begun about why Stephen […]
58 Killed and 500+ Injured by a shooter, Stephen Paddock, in Las Vegas
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN What we know: What’s happened: At least 20 people were killed […]
Police Probe Terror on London Tube
Source: CNN By Nick Thompson and Eliza Mackintosh 18 people were taken to hospitals after an explosion at station, none with life-threatening injuries, officials say London (CNN) London police are treating […]
Philippines police push for Muslim ID cards as counter-terrorism measure
Source: The Guardian Authorities in Central Luzon call for policy after Muslims blamed for failing to prevent Islamist conflict in the south Muslims have been accused by Philippines leader Rodrigo […]
Terror attacks receive five times more media coverage if perpetrator is Muslim, study finds
Source: Independent Muslims carried out just 12.4 per cent of attacks in the US but received 41.4 per cent of news coverage By Ben Kentish @BenKentish 268 comments Terror attacks […]
Muslims ‘absolutely’ the group most victimized by global terrorism, researchers say
Source: ABC News By MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN This week’s terrorist attack targeting people leaving a London mosque after Ramadan prayers is part of a wider phenomenon, in which Muslims are […]
UK PM May says Islamophobia is a form of extremism, marking shift in rhetoric
Source: The Guardian By Alan Travis Home affairs editor The prime minister had previously made it clear her ‘drive against extremism’ was aimed at radical Islamist ideology Theresa May’s Downing […]
Israel ‘giving secret aid to Syrian rebels’, report says
Source: Independent Direct funding, food, fuel and medical supplies allegedly provided by Israeli state to keep Isis and Iranian-allied forces in neighbouring civil war at bay Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth […]
UK Home Secretary says attack on Muslims outside mosque being treated as terror incident
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Finsbury Park mosque attack: Police treating van crash as terrorist incident, says […]
Terrorism has changed. Blaming Islam is blinding us to the new reality
Source: The Guardian By Joumanah El Matrah, who is the CEO of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights and a PhD student at Swinburne University Today’s terrorists […]
Theresa May wants to talk about extremism? Let’s start with our ties with the Saudis
Source: The Guardian By Moni Mohsin, who is a Pakistani writer based in London. Her debut novel The End of Innocence is out now in paperback and a collection of […]
What Britain needs to fight terrorism is evidence – not ideology
Source: The Guardian By Sayeeda Warsi; Lady Warsi is the former co-chairman of the Conservative party We need to think afresh about the Prevent strategy: the Muslim community wants it, […]
Video: ‘Terrorism Has No Religion:’ Muslims Across The UK Slam London Attackers
Source: Huffington Post By Nina Golgowski, the trends reporter for Huff Post “It shouldn’t even have to be said, but this is not Islam,” one Islamic charity group wrote. In […]
London terror attack: Theresa May vows to battle ‘Islamist extremism’
Source: CNN By James Masters and Steve George, CNN London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May claimed there was “too much tolerance” of Islamist extremism in the UK as she vowed […]
Six people have been killed – 30 injured, and three suspects shot dead by police after terror attack
Source: BBC Six people have been killed and three suspects shot dead by police after terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market BBC correspondent Tom Symonds outlines how events […]