Egypt Carries Out Mass Execution of Islamic Militants
Egypt executed 15 Islamic militants convicted of carrying out a deadly attack on an army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013. Tuesday’s executions, carried simultaneously out in two prisons located north of Cairo, is the largest mass execution carried out in Egypt since six convicted jihadists were hanged in 2015. All 15 militants executed […]
What We Discovered During a Year of Documenting Hate
The days after Election Day last year seemed to bring with them a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents. Reports filled social media and appeared in local news. There were the letters calling for the genocide of Muslims that were sent to Islamic centers from California to Ohio. And the swastikas that were scrawled […]
Israeli Official Proposes to Name a Future Jerusalem Railway Station After Trump
Israel’s transportation minister has proposed naming a future railway station near Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall after President Donald Trump following the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The plan, which minister Yisrael Katz advanced at a recent meeting with Israel Railway executives, calls for an extension of Jerusalem’s soon-to-open high-speed rail line to the […]
US Airstrike Kills 13 al-Shabab Militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said Wednesday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 13 al-Shabab militants. Officials in the Lower Jubba region confirmed the strike hit militants in the rural Beerhani area, about 50 kilometers northwest of Kismayo, in southern Somalia. “The strike targeted the militants as they mobilized to launch an attack against our base. Fortunately, […]