Islamism
CIA’s "Queen Of Torture" Married To Former CIA Official Who Urges War Between Sunnis And Shiites
Alfreda was also a key player in the CIA’s imprisonment of a man whom agency officials knew to be innocent, an incident that has been widely …
Osama Bin LadenAl Shabaab captures strategic town in Somalia's Puntland
BOSASO (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab has captured a small but strategic town 100 km (60 miles) south of Bosaso city in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, a military officer, al Shabaab and residents said on Friday.<p>Residents in Af Urur told Reuters that the town is now …
AfricaTurkey arrests wife of Islamic State commander Shishani
Turkey's official news agency says authorities have arrested the wife of Abu Omar al-Shishani, a top commander in the Islamic State group killed two …
Islamic State (ISIS)Malaysia launches crackdown on Isis after threats to kill the king and prime minister
Police in Malaysia have arrested seven suspected Isis militants, including one man who allegedly made threats against the king and the prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, and another who planned to carry out bomb attacks across the region.<p>It is the most extensive crackdown on Islamic State (Isis) in …
World NewsThe enemy of my enemies is a plastic straw
Single-use plastics (straws, bags, tiaras declaring you are a “Bitchin Bachelorette”) are the eco <i>cause du jour</i>. Except, by my count, this <i>jour</i> never …
Al-ShabaabHomeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen blames both sides for violence in Charlottesville
Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen repeated President Trump’s position that “both sides” were to blame for the violence during the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia nearly a year ago that left dozens of counter-protesters injured and one dead.<p>“It’s not that one side is …
Homeland SecurityThe Secret Lives of Cairo’s Embassies
The city’s embassies have come to form a kind of timeline in bricks and mortar for ‘who’s hot’ and ‘who’s not’ in the Arab World.<p>No matter where you …
News (U.S.)Up-and-coming screenwriter Shia LaBeouf enters contest to break into the movie industry
Lots of people all over the world have dreams of making it in Hollywood, but one 32-year-old boy name Shia LaBeouf from the sleepy town of Los …
Shia LaBeoufNo Iranian-backed forces in southern Syria - Russian ambassador
There are no Iranian-backed forces in southern Syria, Russian Ambassador in Damascus Alexander Kinshchak told reporters on Thursday.<p>“This issue has …
Middle EastAmy Chua Discusses What To Do When Tribalism Comes To America
American politics is becoming increasingly tribal. The camps are well known: Democrats vs. Republicans, globalists vs. nationalists, elites vs. the …
Political ScienceIn Arabic, The Huffington Post Takes A Stand Against Atheists, Gays, And Selfies
Huffington Post Arabia<p>An Algerian columnist recently warned of a growing trend that could bring Islamic civilization crashing down: the selfie. More …
ReligionPresident Erdogan’s alliance with the far right pays off
TURKEY’S right-wing nationalists have seldom had it so good. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embraced their main causes, bombing …
Foreign PolicyJordan Peterson and a fascinating debate on Christianity
On Monday night I attended a debate between Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris, moderated by Douglas Murray, at the O2 arena in Greenwich. The topic was …
Jordan PetersonAverting War in Gaza
A series of momentous events in Israel-Palestine, both national and religious in character, risk spiralling into a dangerous escalation. Since 30 …
IsraelWhy the prospects for democracy are so much better in Tunisia than Egypt or Libya
May’s municipal elections in Tunisia had many commentators speculating about the future of the country’s ongoing democratic transition. The results were roughly in line with expectations, with the “Islamist” Ennahda taking 27.5 percent of the vote, the “secular” Nidaa Tounes taking 22.5 percent and …
PoliticsTrust goes to HC seeking sanction to give preference to Sunni Muslim students
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the Kanachur Islamic Education Trust seeking a direction to the …
Sunni IslamIslamist organisation which supported Hadiya, accused of giving death threat to another inter-faith couple
Share Email<p>Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political wing of the Muslim extremist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI), which has …
India NewsCelebrities' repentance: Announcing piety in public
A recent trend in Indonesia’s entertainment industry is celebrities’ <i>hijrah</i>(repentance) in reference to their becoming religious and repenting for …
IslamSudan:Sudan Teen Jailed for Killing 'Rapist' Husband Appeals for 'Unconditional Freedom'
(Photo: change.org)Nairobi<i>Noura Hussein's case gained global attention in May, with 1.5 million people signing a petition appealing for clemency</i>A …
AfricaThe importance of being Muslim and married
While cosmopolitan Iranian women are pulling back the headscarf, the country seems reluctant to abandon the shroud of tradition. Notes from a solo …
Business (India)In fraught times, the story, and history, of a faith
The House of Islam stresses all that is fair and compassionate in the faith, and underlines, essentially, that if this house is on fire today, the …
ReligionDjibouti seeks UN to help resolve border dispute with Eritrea
Djibouti is seeking the assistance of the United Nations (U.N.) to resolve a border dispute with neighbouring Eritrea.<p>The tiny Horn of Africa …
AfricaPompeo to host State Department’s highest-level global meeting on religious liberty
With the Trump administration next week hosting what is believed to be the largest, highest-level gathering to date on the issue of international religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday framed President Trump’s recent praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose country …
ReligionThe Genocidal Assault on Nigeria's Christians
With the election of President Trump and the reported rise of nationalist parties across the Western world, leftists in America and beyond are having …
AfricaTrump administration extends, but does not redesignate, protected status for hundreds of Somalis
A temporary fix.<p>The Trump administration announced Thursday it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants through the …
ImmigrationSixty Couples Married In Sarajevo In Mass Islamic Wedding Ceremony
Sixty couples were married on July 19 in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in what organizers said was one of the largest mass Islamic weddings ever …
WeddingsThe Islamist-Marxist Dialectics Of ‘Real Love And Pretend Hate’ Relationship
Snapshot<p>The collaboration between Islamic and Marxist forces is driven by one common agenda: hate for Indic civilisation.<p>Students Federation of India …
Consumer Price IndexMuslim clerics upset at 'negative' portrayal of Islam
Amid reports of several cases of triple talaq and ex-communication of a woman after she opposed divorce, Muslim clerics on Thursday expressed serious …
ReligionSadr: Protesters’ Demands Should Come Before Cabinet Formation
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on all winning lists of Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary elections to suspend government formation talks “until the …
Middle EastISIS, Hamas and Zionism: Enemies or allies?
Khaled: 'Who planted terrorism in our area? Using means to resist this terrorism--this is called struggle.'<br>(Image by wikipedia) Permission Details …
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