The Washington Post: by Edward E. Curtis IV, editor of the Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West. On Oct. 19, 2008, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and secretary of state Colin Powell went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to endorse Barack Obama for president. Troubled by accusations that Obama […]
JIHADISTS More entry bans imposed against radicalisation By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAY 31, 2015 – 14:43 Switzerland has imposed more entry bans on radicalised non-Swiss citizens (Keystone) The Swiss government has authorised a number of entry bans on radicalised non-Swiss citizens in order to limit extremist groups who promote their […]
HELD CAPTIVE Swiss jihadist frees wife and child By swissinfo.ch and agencies APR 19, 2015 – 15:30 The mother and child were let go near the border town of Reyhanli (Keystone) A woman and her young child, held in Syria for several months by her Swiss-Turkish husband, have been released. […]
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
HEATHER SAUL Friday 27 February 2015 A woman has given a powerful response to learning that she lives in the same neighbourhood as the man identified in reports as Jihadi John, insisting: “everyone lives in peace and love. The Christians live with the Muslims, the Muslims live with the Christians. […]
A closer look at the BBC’s investigation on the global cost of jihadist violence More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist violence, a BBC […]
The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never mix. But the messy history […]
Source: http://www.ahoban.org যুদ্ধ ও জেহাদ যুদ্ধ কে আরবীতে বলে কিতাল । যুদ্ধের নাম জেহাদ নয় । জেহাদ জাহদ শব্দ থেকে । এর অর্থ পরিপূর্ণ রূপে চেষ্টা প্রচেষ্টা করা (তাজুল উরুস ) নিজের প্রবৃত্তির বিরুদ্ধে সংগ্রাম করা সব চাইতে বড় জেহাদ , জেহাদে আকবর (মেশকাত) মহানবী (সাঃ) বলেছেন নিজেদে ন নফসের […]
Source: Toronto Star By: Laura Armstrong Nearly a month after Canadian cardiologist and member of Islam’s Ahmadi sect, Mehdi Ali Qamar was shot to death in Pakistan, thousands of members of the controversial Muslim minority gathered in Mississauga on Saturday to pledge their allegiance to a peaceful jihad. “What is our response? […]
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, June 17, 2014 – 03:05 Text Size Stratfor By Reva Bhalla Events in Iraq over the past week were perhaps best crystallized in a series of photos produced by the jihadist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Sensationally called The Destruction […]
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, June 17, 2014 – 03:05 Text Size Stratfor By Reva Bhalla Events in Iraq over the past week were perhaps best crystallized in a series of photos produced by the jihadist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Sensationally called The Destruction […]
Islamic Affairs minister, who was accused by US official of promoting jihad in Syria, has had his resignation accepted. Kuwait’s ruler has accepted the resignation of Islamic Affairs Minister Nayef […]
By Scott Stewart STRATFOR Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment of a five-part series examining the global jihadist movement. Part 2 analyzes insurgent and terrorist theory. Part 3 defines the jihadist movement and evaluates its various elements. Part 4 looks at franchises and grassroots jihadists and Part 5 […]
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Saturday 24 August 2013 A four-day international Islamic conference focusing on the de-radicalization of Muslim youths concluded this week with a vow against extremism. […]
Source: Muhammad Fact Check Critics claim that “the crux of Islam is an ideology of global war” and that Prophet Muhammad allegedly supported this global war through terrorism and Jihad. […]
AFP | Jun 15, 2013 | 23:38 JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — Thousands of Islamists rallied in the Egyptian capital this weekend in support of calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The demonstration took place outside a Cairo mosque on […]
April 30, 2013 – 13:50 Switzerland is still not a priority target for jihadists according to the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), although it cannot rule out that these organisations could […]
By Michael Lokesson · National Geographic News · Published April 30, 2013 The Boston marathon bombing has focused attention on the word “jihad.” Vice President Biden characterized the alleged bombers as knockoff jihadis.” The Associated Press reported that the elder brother had “vaguely discussed jihad” with his mother over the […]
BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | APRIL 28, 2013 FOREIGN POLICY SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN SYRIA — On a chilly morning in late March, I met the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Chief of […]