Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses
By Sune Engel Rasmussen Aug. 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq. It is vying for survival with other, sometimes stronger, extremist groups. But one sphere where Islamic State still reigns supreme among terrorists is in cyberspace. The group’s vast online […]
Muslim Tatars: The patriots practising a ‘light version of Islam’
Muslims have lived in Poland for 600 years, but there is a fear that they will gradually abandon their culture. by Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska The year was 1395. Tokhtamysh and his Tatar Muslim army were rushing to the northeast across the vast steppes of Ukraine, unsure of what was to come. The journey was long and […]
“Moaning About Mosque Loudspeaker Not Blasphemy”: Indonesian Muslim Group
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed a mother of four for blasphemy after complaining that a mosque in her neighborhood was too loud. The 44-year old ethnic Chinese Buddhist woman, named Meiliana, was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court […]