France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
Published 6 hours ago The French cabinet has approved a bill aimed at tackling radical Islam after a recent series of attacks by extremists. The draft law, part of a […]
Europe’s terror problem is not Islamic
By Ian Greenhalgh International November 12, 2020 Europe has been experiencing a wave of ‘Islamic’ terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples. In my own country of Britain, we have witnessed high profile terror events such as the July […]
ISLAMIST WATCH BLOG Beware Pakistan’s Radical Barelvis
by Sam Westrop September 30, 2020 e1 One of the terrorists in the attack near the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, which seriously injured two, has named his “guide” as Ilyas […]
The hullabaloo about tableeghi jama’at (TJ) By Amjed Jaaved
Published 2 weeks ago on April 3, 2020 By Amjed Jaaved In the backdrop of COVID19 surge worldwide, two congregations of the TJ, one (1, 50,000) in Pakistan and another (3,000) in India rippled shock-waves. The both, allegedly, violated official instructions. Hundreds of foreign attendees came to Nizam mosque as […]
Most Indonesian Islamic websites ‘run by extremists’
Leading Muslim cleric calls for govt action to prevent hardliners spreading radicalism online Konradus Epa, Jakarta Indonesia July 22, 2019 Most of Indonesia’s Islamic website are in the hands of […]
Exclusive: After bruising election, Indonesia to vet public servants to identify Islamists
Source: Swiss Info By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to tighten vetting of senior public servants amid fears that hardline Islamist ideology has permeated high levels of government, […]
Terror has no religion, acceptance and tolerance must prevail
BASHDAR PUSHO ISMAEEL Published 02.05.2019 A wave of deadly bombings on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter left 290 dead and over 500 wounded. The attack, as […]
The only way to defeat Daesh
Mar 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured, finally, the last Daesh enclave in Deir Ezzor province in Syria, near Baghouz town, after weeks of stiff resistance by the […]
Tale of two brothers reflects Syrian rebel unity and divisions
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Fighters from a coalition of rebel groups called “Jaish al Fateh”, also known as “Army of Fatah” […]
Pakistan’s Islamist Party Warns Government of Countrywide Protests on Blasphemy Verdict
October 14, 2018 Madeeha Anwar FILE – Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party raise their hands as they listen to the speech of their leader during […]
When the battle for Idlib is over, where will the fighters who have sworn never to surrender go next?
VoicesThe Syrian army was trained to fight in hills – for the final battle for Israeli-occupied Golan, rather than the final battle for Nusrah-held Idlib. Golan is presumably still to come Robert Fisk in […]
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in […]
Britain shows it is becoming a weaker state by failing to put the Isis ‘Beatles’ on trial
Isis benefits from the imbroglio over the ‘Beatles’ because its atrocities have always aimed to provoke an overreaction by those it targets. This strategy worked well for al-Qaeda after 9/11 when US judicial credibility was […]
Pakistan’s 2018 election, explained
The election has been threatened by violence and the looming presence of the country’s military. By Madeleine Ngo@maddietngomaddie.ngo@vox.com Updated Jul 25, 2018, More than 105 million Pakistani voters will decide […]
Hardline Islamists push religion to centre of Pakistan election
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 FILE PHOTO: People hold signs as they chant slogans against the participation of banned outfits to take part in general […]
Parties play religious cards as Pakistan poll looms
Islamist groups threaten to deepen social divisions and further discriminate against minorities, women A vendor arranges election party symbols, including lions for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of Shahbaz […]
‘Terrorists — disguised as women — are among displaced Syrians’
By Raed Omari – Jul 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jordanian soldier keeps watch at the border between Syria and Jordan on Monday (AFP photo) AMMAN — There are hundreds of armed […]
JORDAN: Can Islamists be electable?
May 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari The conference on “post-Islamism” organised by Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Centre for Strategic Studies last week did enrich our understanding on the changing dynamics of political Islam in general. Scholars, who came from abroad to participate in the conference, offered […]
As Syria rebels quit Douma, questions linger over detainees, activists
By AFP – Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A vehicle carrying Jaish Al Islam fighters and their family members, evacuated from the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma, arrives at the […]
How rebels and civilians survived near total destruction of eastern Ghouta through huge network of tunnels
Most reports estimate 1,500 civilians have been killed in the bombardment by Russia and the Syrian government, but many more – and the Islamist fighters opposing the regime – would have died without this once […]
