New report shows U.S. Catholics have negative, limited views of Islam
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In grappling with the issue of Islamophobia, a Georgetown University research group conducted an examination of conscience of sorts by looking at Catholic perceptions of Islam and how these views may have been influenced by Catholic news outlets and publications. The results are a mixed bag, showing how Catholics often have negative […]
Malaysia arrests nine suspected ISIL members
Malaysian police have arrested nine suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), during a two-week sweep, as part of a crackdown on suspected extremists, a senior official said. Among those arrested were two suspects in the grenade attack on a bar in the outskirts of Kuala […]
Syria’s war: Government and Russia blamed for deaths
At least 90 people have been killed in overnight air strikes by the Syrian government and Russian forces across Syria, according to monitors and opposition activists. Most people were killed around the Aleppo province, where more than 300,000 civilians are trapped in rebel held territories. The air raids hit the only hospital for women and […]
CAIR-NY, Muslim Leaders to React to Shooting Deaths of Queens Imam, Associate
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Later this evening, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will hold a news conference with Muslim community leaders near the site of the shooting deaths of a Queens imam and his associate as they walked home from Saturday afternoon prayers. Both victims were […]
Iraqi Kurds claim advances against Islamic State near Mosul
Erbil, Iraq (dpa) – Iraqi Kurdish forces Sunday said they have recaptured six villages from Islamic State, some 40 kilometres south-west of the extremist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The Kurdish Peshmerga military said their forces were continuing to advance in an offensive launched early Sunday morning from the Khazir and Makhmour areas. The Peshmerga announcement […]
Iraqi forces gain ground near Islamic State stronghold
Baghdad (dpa) – Iraqi forces on Saturday recaptured four villages from Islamic State near the extremist militia’s northern stronghold of Mosul, a government official said. The villages located to the south of Mosul were regained in a dawn attack, the head of the town of Qayyara, Saleh Hassan, told dpa. He said that government troops […]
Afghan officials confirm death of Islamic State leader
Kabul (dpa) – Afghan officials on Saturday confirmed that Hafiz Sayed Khan, the leader of the Islamic State movement’s Afghanistan branch, was killed in a US airstrike. The Pentagon on Friday said Khan was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province. “We can confirm that Hafiz Sayed [Khan] was killed on July […]
‘Burkini’ War Waged in French Riviera
Paris-In addition to the Olympic Games that are underway in Rio de Janeiro, it seems that the subject that is keeping French media busy today is surrealist given the crises that are shaking France. However, this subject reflects the collective “hysteria” hitting the French society in all matters pertaining to Islam. Recently, French media included […]
Religious parties differ on terror causes
Despite having divergent views about the causes, mainstream religious parties have called for joint efforts for fighting terrorism in Pakistan. Leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S, Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan Awami Tehreek, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan and Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen also proposed different measures to cope with the challenge. Citing pro-US policy as the reason for the growing terrorism, JUI-F, […]