Islamic State: How it is run

By Aidan Lewis, BBC News 22 May 2015 From the sectionMiddle East Islamic State Fears of Shia muscle in Iraq’s Sunni heartland What is Islamic State? Iraq: Growth of the Shia militia Can Iraq’s army dislodge Islamic State? In a ground mission in eastern Syria last weekend, US special forces […]

Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia, world’s most populous Muslim-majority country

An member of the Al-Hidayah Mosque in Depok, Indonesia, which was closed by local authorities because its members are part of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, showing in March 2015. Diana CrandallGlobalPost DEPOK, Indonesia —  A yellow placard hangs across the doorway of a mosque outside the capital of Jakarta with a warning: “This building is sealed.” […]