Jordan says it foiled ‘massive’ Daesh plot
Reuters AMMAN: Jordan said Monday it had foiled a Daesh (ISIS) plot that included plans for a series of attacks last November on security installations, shopping malls and moderate religious […]
Trump is acting like Pakistan’s former dictator
global Opinions By Qasim Rashid December 1, 2017 President Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) […]
Egypt’s President al-Sisi facing serious questions about strategy to bring Isis hotspot Sinai province under control
Civilians and police and security forces have repeatedly been targeted in recent years Robert Fisk The Sinai mosque massacre proves what many have suspected for months in Egypt: that Isis – even without a direct claim yet – is taking over the peninsula, targeting more and more of President Abdel […]
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer
The Interpreter By MAX FISHER and JOSH KELLER NOV. 7, 2017 The New York Times |Source: Adam Lankford, The University of Alabama (shooters); Small Arms Survey (guns). Note: Includes countries […]
It’s not Muslims, Mexicans or immigrants making the US unsafe – it’s men
Not only are most adult mass shooters in the US men, but most school shooters are boys too. And not only are many adult male shooters perpetrators of domestic or […]
Devin Kelley: Gunman who massacred at least 20 in Sutherland Springs Baptist Church identified
One of the youngest victims was a five-year-old boy, who has been rushed to the hospital Clark Mindock New York @ClarkMindock The church in Texas is the latest to experience […]
Muslims Once Again Are Being Targeted For An Attack They Had Nothing To Do With
Mosques in New Jersey are receiving terrifying voicemails, including death threats. By Rowaida Abdelaziz “We’re going to burn your mosque down,” a voice said angrily in a voicemail left […]
Why Did the Islamic State Claim the Las Vegas Shooting?
Assessing the group’s puzzling statement Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun via Reuters This morning, the Islamic State’s semi-official news agency, Amaq, took credit for the Las Vegas massacre, which killed 58 and wounded another 515. The likely killer, identified by police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada, was […]
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
Shaun King October 3 2017, Last night, the United States experienced the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. At least 58 people are dead and over 500 more wounded. No, that’s not a typo: More than 500 people were injured in one single incident. As tens of thousands enjoyed a […]
France, “in a state of war”, to vote on anti-terrorism law
Reuters International This content was published on October 3, 2017 1:21 PMOct 3, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb speaks to the media outside the Saint-Charles train station after French soldiers shot and killed a man who stabbed two women to death at the main train […]
Abu Ghraib: The legacy of torture in the war on terror
Abu Ghraib prison was closed in 2014, but its horrendous legacy lives on. Black strips placed by censors mask the identity of detainees in an undated combination of photos from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison released in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit [Reuters] By Maha Hilal @mahmooha2013 Dr Maha […]
Wives of IS Fighters: A German Love Story Goes Awry in the ‘Caliphate’
A student from Germany followed her husband to Syria to join Islamic State. Now the 29 year old is stuck in an Iraqi army camp for prisoners of war with her three children as she awaits her fate: either a return to Germany or draconian punishment. By Katrin Kuntz (Text) […]
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
A Visitor walks by an installation by Haitian artist Jean Ulrick Desert, titled The Burqa Project-On The Borders of My Dreams I Encountered My Double’s Ghost for an exhibition “Islam, […]
Isis murdered 80 Iraqis in a terror attack on Friday – but all anyone could talk about was Parsons Green
As an Iraqi living in London, the discrepancy in reaction is hard for me to stomach Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou Last Friday, news outlets went on overdrive surrounding the explosion at Parsons Green station. Our media has since been saturated with coverage on it; front pages have featured blurry images of […]
IPOB Crisis: Don’t carry out reprisal attacks, Imam warns Muslims
September 15, 2017 Nasir Ibrahim Nigeria Muslims The Chief Imam of Alfurqan Jumaat mosque in Kano, Bashir Umar, has warned Muslims against engaging in reprisal attacks on […]
Video shows touching moment father of youngest victim of Spain terror attacks hugs imam
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The father of the youngest victim of last week’s tragic terror attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona hugged a local imam in an emotional protest against terror and Islamophobia. Xavier Martinez, who lost his three-year-old son Xavi in the attack on Las Ramblas avenue, embraced Spanish imam Driss […]
We need to talk about the Spanish and Catalan reactions to the Barcelona attack – even if it’s not a nice conversation
It may be a jolly idea that the cultist murderers of Isis – however unwittingly – could create Spanish unity on the eve of Catalonia’s independence vote, but the idea that this potentially catastrophic moment in Spanish history played no part in the aftermath of the massacre is ridiculous Robert […]
Bomber, gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul
Attackers strike mosque packed with people attending Friday prayers in Afghan capital killing at least 20 worshippers. Police try to rescue a child at the site of the suicide attack claimed by ISIL [Omar Sobhani/Reuters] A suicide bombing followed by gunfire as Shia Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at a […]
US-led strikes killed 27 civilians Sunday in Syria’s Raqqa — monitor
UN estimates there are up to 25,000 civilians trapped inside Raqqa By AFP – Aug 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Smoke rises after an air strike during fighting between members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Daesh militants in Raqqa, Syria, on Sunday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — US-led coalition strikes on […]
This is why young European Muslims are joining Isis
One factor common amongst these attackers is their youth: the alleged offender in the Barcelona attack, Younes Abouyaaqoub, is 22 years old. The suspected terrorists shot dead by police in Cambrils were aged between 17 and 24 Imam Qari Asim 330 comments This week has seen three terror attacks in […]