Our response to terror must be reconciliation
Source: RNS By Mohammed Dajani Daoudi (RNS) A vortex of hatred is sweeping across the globe, from a nightclub in Orlando to an airport in Istanbul to a restaurant in […]
Alleged Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Was ‘Normal’ Kid From Middle-Class Neighborhood
Source: Time By Jay Newton-Small/Mesquite, Texas Micah Johnson lived in a two-story brick home overlooking a field in suburbia; a neighborhood that looked like ET might stumble into it under the right moon. But on Friday, the mass of police cars swarming this quiet subdivision wasn’t there for an extraterrestrial; they […]
Obama laments Ramadan attacks on Muslims in US and abroad
Source: RNS By David Gibson (RNS) In a message marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, President Obama lamented the spate of vicious terror attacks around the […]
Bangladesh blast ‘kills four’ near huge Eid gathering
Source: BBC Militants have attacked police guarding the largest Eid gathering in Bangladesh, throwing homemade bombs and launching a gun attack. More than 250,000 people had gathered for Eid prayers […]
EU opens new chapter in Turkey membership talks
By AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — The EU opened a new negotiating chapter with Turkey on Thursday on its long-stalled bid for membership, a week after […]
Iraq violence: IS bombing kills 125 Ramadan shoppers in Baghdad
Source: BBC At least 125 people have been killed and about 150 injured in an explosion claimed by the so-called Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. A car […]
Bangladesh siege: Twenty killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka
Source: BBC Twenty people, most of them foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh claimed by so-called Islamic State. Gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery […]
Holey Artisan Bakery siege: Twenty killed in Bangladesh
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC Bangladesh’s government says 20 hostages were killed by suspected Islamists […]
Gunmen take hostages in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC Gunmen have stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area […]
Al Qaeda leader warns of ‘gravest consequences’ if Boston bomber executed
Source: Reuters Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed. Tsarnaev, […]
Turkey’s Hurting Tourism Industry Could Be the Next Victim of the Istanbul Attack
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul Istanbul’s main airport was operating again on Thursday morning, less than two days after the devastating gun and suicide bomb attack here that killed at least […]
Bangladesh: Hindu priest hacked to death with machetes at temple
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: India TV News Hindu priest hacked to death with machetes at […]
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: Deaths rise to 42 as Turkey mourns
Source: BBC Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers […]
Trump’s shifting position Muslim ban causes confusion
Source: Associated Press BY Jill Colvin NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: “Donald J. […]
Istanbul airport attack: 41 dead, 200 injured, Turkish officials say
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN Istanbul (CNN)Gunshots, screams and explosions pierced the air Tuesday at […]
Trends in Global Restrictions on Religion
Source: Pew Research Center Worldwide, both government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion decreased modestly from 2013 to 2014 despite a rise in religion-related terrorism, according to Pew […]
Our inaction is killing us!
Written by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Our inaction is killing us! Our inaction has allowed mass shootings to become unacceptably commonplace in our country. We have a responsibility to do […]
How Do You Stop a Future Terrorist When the Only Evidence Is a Thought?
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they […]
A Muslim community in Virginia feels the heat of extremists’ sins
Source: The New York Times By KATIE SHEPHERD FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Women in head scarves slid off their shoes, stacked them in neat rows next to the mosque’s entrance and […]
There’s a new tool to take down terrorism images online. But social-media companies are wary of it.
Source: The Washington Post By Ellen Nakashima President Obama suggested that extremist information spread online inspired a Florida man to commit the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at a […]