Islamism
Malaysia Sees Far-Right Islamists Rise as Election Ends in Hung Parliament
“People knew that Malaysia was heading towards a more conservative political outlook, but everybody was shocked.”
‘They Can’t Overcome This’: Why The Taliban Can’t Agree On Anything
A year after they seized power, the Taliban is plagued by internal arguments about what an Islamic government in Afghanistan should look like, and girls’ education is the biggest casualty.
Thousands Welcome Scandal-Ridden Islamist Cleric Back to Indonesia
Muhammad Rizieq Shihab lived in Saudi Arabia for three years after fleeing pornography charges.
Emmanuel Macron wants to criminalize anti-Zionism as hate speech
“Behind the negation of Israel’s existence, what is hiding is the hatred of Jews.”
Why Vehicles Are on the Rise as Weapons of Mass Killing
A global terrorism tracker lists 183 incidents involving vehicles from 1970 to the end of 2016—122 of them since 2010.
French jihadi’s girlfriend posted about “infidels” going “to hell” hours before the attack
She is believed to have communicated with the killer via encrypted apps.
An Islamic university in Indonesia just banned the burqa
“Female students wearing the burqa, and radical groups, they are disturbing the teaching process.”
A New Exhibit Explores the Art and Identity of Queer Muslims
In 'The Third Muslim,' 15 queer Muslim and Islamic artists explore hard questions surrounding their identities.
The Turkish Man Who Sells Alcohol in Front of a Mosque
Inside his bar, just before the muezzin’s call for the noon prayer, Umit Dai made himself a fluorescent cocktail and spoke with me about his business’s imminent demise due to the rise of Turkey's conservative Islamist party.
Islamic State Burning Jordanian Pilot to Death Has No Basis in Islamic Law, Say Experts
Islamic clerics and legal scholars are condemning the Islamic State on jurisprudence grounds for the gruesome immolation video of Jordanian pilot, Moaz al Kasesbeh.
First Day of Sydney Siege Inquest Reveals That a Hostage Was Killed by Police Fire
The opening day of the inquest confirmed media rumors that investigators found that fragments from police bullets killed Katrina Dawson, and raised questions about the gunfight that ended the siege.