Emrah and his Brothers: Germany’s Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists By Özlem Gezer German Islamists are returning from war abroad, some reformed but others more dangerous than ever. Social workers, imams and extremists are fighting for their souls — and for Germany’s safety. Government officials have few answers […]
Emrah and his Brothers: Germany’s Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists By Özlem Gezer German Islamists are returning from war abroad, some reformed but others more dangerous than ever. Social workers, imams and extremists are fighting for their souls — and for Germany’s safety. Government officials have few answers […]
AFP / THE JORDAN TIMES ABU DHABI — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on Monday said the fight against “terrorism” needs a new Muslim religious discourse in addition to security and military measures. “The rise in terrorism… requires a thoughtful response from the international community,” said Sisi told the […]
Photo Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast Jamie Dettmer 01.14.15 The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State The high-profile spouses of […]
Geopolitical Weekly JANUARY 13, 2015 | 09:00 GMT Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman The murders of cartoonists who made fun of Islam and of Jews shopping for their Sabbath meals by Islamists in Paris last week have galvanized the world. A galvanized world is always dangerous. Galvanized people can […]
Algeria. Long before the identity of the murder suspects was revealed by the French police – even before I heard the names of Cherif and Said Kouachi – I muttered the word “Algeria” to myself. As soon as I heard the names and saw the faces, I said the word […]
Reuters | Nov 11, 2014 | 23:02 Updated: Nov 11, 2014 | 23:02 DOHA — Qatar’s emir on Tuesday publicly invited fellow Gulf rulers to a Doha summit, apparently seeking to forestall what diplomats say is an attempt by some peers to move it elsewhere in protest at what they […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Syria’s special forces troops are strung out across a pinnacle of hills here just north east of Lattakia on one of the country’s most dangerous […]
It is not only Western agendas that benefit by groups like the Islamic State; Arab and regional agendas are equally served, writes Ramzy Baroud What if the so-called Islamic State (IS) didn’t exist? In order to answer this question, one has to liberate the argument from its geopolitical and ideological […]
by Lisa Schnell The evening sun shines through the barred windows onto the 18 men. They’re wearing ruby-colored T-shirts and black pants. Some nudge each other’s shoulders out of sheer […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Well, God bless Barack Obama – he’s found some “moderate” rebels in Syria. Enough to supply them with weapons and training worth $500m. Congress wants to arm these brave freedom fighters, you see. And Obama, having sent his 300 elite Spartan lads to Iraq to […]
Source: The Independent By Patrick Cockburn World View: The former prime minister’s intervention on radical Islam was aimed at all the wrong targets Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the core […]
Source: The Independent By Patrick Cockburn World View: The former prime minister’s intervention on radical Islam was aimed at all the wrong targets Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the core […]
National Editorial THE NATIONAL February 24, 2014 Updated: February 24, 2014 18:11:00 It is difficult to form a clear picture of the dynamics of the Syrian conflict on the ground, especially when it comes to the different jihadi groups that are fighting the regime and, more recently, each other. […]
December 07, 2013 12:19 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The worsening situation in Syria threatens the Middle East in many ways that will continue to evolve in the months and years ahead. But perhaps the most troubling threat is the continued expansion of the hard-line […]
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch November 16, 2013 – 17:00 Two French journalists were murdered in Kidal, Mali, just as Switzerland’s new special envoy to the region was arriving to start […]
by Taylor Luck | Oct 30, 2013 | 21:51 AMMAN — Police on Wednesday arrested two hard-line Islamists for alleged ties to Syrian jihadist groups, according to security sources. Jamal Rayyan, a veteran leader of the Jordanian Jihadi Salafists was apprehended at his home in Baqaa and a second member […]
Tunisia’s political rivals have agreed on a timetable for the Islamist-led ruling coalition to quit and be replaced by a government of independents. The Islamist Ennahda party and opposition groups […]
Abdul Haji was pictured reaching out for frightened four-year-old girl running for her life These dramatic pictures show the incredible moment a Somali Muslim braved grenades and bullets to rescue […]
businessinsider.com: Kenyan officials said Saturday they had tightened security across the country in the wake of a terrorist attack that has underscored the challenges Kenya faces as it tries to rein in the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab group next door in Somalia. The attack on Nairobi‘s upscale Westgate shopping mall killed at least 39 people and wounded about […]