Donald Trump: I would have prevented 9/11
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In an appearance on […]
It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
Originally posted by Amtul Q Farhat By Giles Fraser, The Guardian The radicalisation hypothesis steers us away from the real causes of terrorism – and enables the west to maintain […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Posted originally by Abdul Alim Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating […]
Demystifying ISIS for Trump and Others: Religion or Politics? A Collection of Articles
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 — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as […]
In the wake of Turkey Bombings: It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
Epigraph: Killing one innocent is like triggering a genocide. Derived from Al Quran 5: 33) Originally Posted by Dr. Amtul Q Farhat, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada It’s not […]
Ankara explosion: 30 dead at rally in Turkish capital
Source: BBC Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 30 people and injured 126, the interior ministry says. TV footage shows scenes […]
The stigmatisation of Muslims as ‘could-be terrorists’ has produced a toxic social order
theguardian: by Randa Abdel Fattah — To offer security to all its citizens, Australia needs a new counter-terrorism paradigm – one that does not use ‘terrorist’ as an everyday metonym for Muslim (L-R) Maha Abdo of the Muslim Women’s Association, Father Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church and His Eminence, […]
Why we should call Chris Harper Mercer by his true title — a terrorist (COMMENTARY)
By Simran Jeet Singh | October 5, 2015 | 6 Comments (RNS) Chris Harper Mercer who gunned down nine students and faculty at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College disdained religion. According to a classmate […]
September 11: Our Response 14 Years Later
Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like among kindreds; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
The Soft Logic of Soft Targets
Source: FP (Foreign Policy) You’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists Everyone is freaking out over the France train attack. But the sad truth is, you’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists. BY STEPHEN M. WALT […]
Are Terrorists Christians, Buddhists or Muslims; Find for Yourself?
Epigraph: Whoever kills an innocent person, it would be as if he or she has triggered a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward […]
Flanagan says God told him to kill Parker and Ward as payback for Charleston
Epigraph: Whoever kills an innocent person, it would be as if he or she has triggered a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) By Kellan Howell – The Washington Times – Wednesday, […]
Spain and Morocco make ‘Islamic State’ arrests
Source: BBC Spain and Morocco have arrested 14 people in a joint operation targeting suspected recruiters for the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. The arrests were made in suburbs of […]
The Muslim Times’ Tackling ISIS’ Sexual Exploits
A Sexual Offender from ISIS: Is the Quran to Blame? Epigraph: This day all good things have been made lawful for you. … And lawful for you are chaste believing […]
Bangkok bomb: The messy theories behind the Thai attack
Source: BBC The scale of the deadly bomb blast in Bangkok on Monday means it is unlikely to be motivated by domestic politics, writes analyst Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Here are some […]
How to Speak With Young Muslims About ISIS
Huff Post: by Imam Sohaib Sultan — As a university Muslim chaplain, I mentor and counsel young Muslim men and women everyday — on my campus and beyond — who are navigating their way through the complex and messy world that we all live in. Most young Muslims I meet […]
The Religious Roots of Domestic Terror
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: The Daily […]
Israel president threatened over ‘Jewish terrorism’ comment
Source: Yahoo News Jerusalem (AFP) – Police have opened an investigation into online threats against Israel’s president following his condemnation of “Jewish terrorism” after a firebombing killed a Palestinian child, […]
Attack that killed toddler prompts Israel to ok holding suspects without trial
Source: Religion News Service JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s security cabinet approved on Sunday the detention of citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial in a crackdown aimed at […]
Sikhs Mark Anniversary of Temple Shooting with Community Service
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “Regardless of what the situation is, we need to always spread love and peace and keep helping each other.” This […]