Iran ‘foils plot by Sunni militants to bomb Tehran’
Source: BBC The authorities in Iran have thwarted a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in the capital Tehran and other cities, the intelligence ministry says. The ministry said […]
Can We Stop Talking About ‘Radical Islam’ and Get To The Elephant in The Room?
Epigraph: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) Source: Huffington Post […]
Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack
Source: BBC An MP has died after she was shot and stabbed in a “horrific” assault in her constituency, police have said. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, […]
Being suspicious of Muslims won’t stop terrorism – video
Guardian: We are being turned into a nation of vigilante terrorist hunters, says writer Reni Eddo-Lodge. From the government’s prevent strategy to representations of Islam in the media, the message […]
The Orlando Shooting Is a Haunting Reminder of Just How Many Guns Are in America
Source: Time By Jacob Davidson The U.S. has more firearms than any other country in the world. At least 50 people died and more than 50 were injured after a gunman identified by police as Omar Mateen opened fire in a crowded Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, the worst mass shooting […]
I’ve studied radicalization – and Islamophobia often plants the seed
Source: The Guardian: By Sarah Lyons-Padilla, who is a research scientist at Stanford SPARQ: Social Psychological Answers to Real-world Questions The evidence shows that alienating an entire religious community, as Donald […]
Omar Mateen, Twice Scrutinized by F.B.I., Shows Threat of Lone Terrorists
Source: The New York Times By MARK MAZZETTI, ERIC LICHTBLAU and ALAN BLINDER WASHINGTON — When a young American man from coastal Florida drove a truck packed with explosives into […]
‘I’m gonna die’: Orlando victim’s texts to mother as gunman came
Source: BBC Eddie Justice sent a series of terrified texts to his mother from a bathroom as the gunman made his way through gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando. His mother […]
Hope Fades and Anguish Sets in as Family, Friends Await Word of Orlando Shooting Victims
Source: Tim By Zeke J Miller / Orlando The cell phones rang hauntingly inside the bloodied and ransacked nightclub. Hours had passed since the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, and family members waiting for news of their loved ones’ fates had little to do but to call and call — […]
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to Confront Orlando Shooting
Source: Time By Philip Elliott / Cleveland For the first time Monday, Americans will confront the stark choice they face in November as the two presidential candidates respond to a crisis unfolding in the midst of the campaign — theworst mass shooting in U.S. history. Their initial responses already outlined the […]
Hillary Clinton: I’m willing to call Orlando attack ‘radical Islamism’
Source: Yahoo News By Liz Goodwin and Olivier Knox Hillary Clinton said Monday she would be willing to call the Orlando attack an act of radical Islamist terror. “From my […]
Orlando shootings: ‘No clear evidence’ of IS link
Source: BBC There is no clear evidence that the Orlando shooter was directed by the so-called Islamic State group (IS), US President Barack Obama has said. The inquiry into Sunday […]
49 dead inside Florida nightclub after mass shooting
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested Reading: The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism Editor’s note: […]
France releases terror alert app ahead of Euro 2016
Source: BBC The French government has released a mobile phone app to alert the public in the event of a terrorist attack. The app is being released ahead of the […]
Justice or ‘Conspiracy’? Terrorism Trial Divides Somalis in Minneapolis
Source: The New York Times By JACK HEALY and MATT FURBER MINNEAPOLIS — The day after his oldest son was convicted of conspiring to join and kill for the Islamic […]
Frenchman ‘planned attacks during Euro 2016’ – Ukraine’s SBU
Source: BBC A Frenchman detained last month with a large cache of arms was planning mass attacks during the Euro 2016 football tournament, which starts on Friday, Ukrainian officials say. […]
Judge ‘manipulated’ 9/11 attacks case, court document alleges
Source: The Guardian The judge prevented Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s defense team from learning he had permitted the Obama administration to destroy the evidence, according to a scathing court document. Photograph: […]
The Taliban’s main fear is not drones but educated girls
Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore. And no, the Taliban were not the culprits. A mob, enraged after allegations of blasphemy against a […]
CNN Documentary Today: Why they hate us
Watch a new hour-long special, “Why They Hate Us,” Monday, May 23 on CNN/U.S. and CNN International at 9:00 p.m. ET. Fareed Zakaria is host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” […]
Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds
Source: BBC A series of car and suicide bombings has hit two government strongholds on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. State media said at least 78 people were killed, while a monitoring group put the death toll at more than 145. Four bombings targeted bus stations in the port city of Tartous […]