Twitter Not Liable for ISIS Propaganda
Twitter is not responsible for the propaganda posted to its social network by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), a U.S. district judge has ruled. A class action lawsuit had been brought against Twitter after two American defense contractors were shot and killed by ISIS in Jordan. The families of the two men claimed that […]
Opinion: Nadia Murad – The Story That Shames Us
A young girl, members of her family, girls from her village and from Iraqi Yazidi villages were kidnapped by ISIS fighters who gang raped them. All of this was done in the name of Islam and under its banner at a time when there are still a handful of extremists among us who publicly and […]
Taliban and ISIS Both Claim Quetta Hospital Bombing
Both the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) have claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a hospital in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday, which killed at least 70 people and injured some 120 more. The detonation took place outside the gates of the hospital’s emergency ward. It came after […]
Pakistan mourns bombing victims; Islamic State claims responsibility
Islamabad (dpa) – Pakistan began mourning on Tuesday for the 71 victims of a suicide bombing at a hospital in Quetta, as the Islamic State militant group said overnight it was behind the deadliest attack against the country since March. One more victim succumbed to injuries overnight, bringing the death toll from the bombing in […]
The ISIS Hostage: My Torturers Were Not Evil
Daniel Rye Ottosen has just returned to the Malawian town of Chikwawa from a week in the bush with a small family, surviving on a bland dough known locally as nsima. The austere diet reminds the 27-year-old Danish freelance photographer of harder times. “Right now, I am looking forward so much to having a decent […]
Muslims pray with Catholics over French priest’s murder
Muslims have attended Catholic mass in churches around France in solidarity and sorrow following the brutal murder of a priest in an ISIL-linked attack. More than 100 Muslims were among the 2,000 who gathered at the cathedral of Rouen near the Normandy town where two teenagers slit the throat of 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel.
How Media Sensationalism Triggers Lone Wolf Attackers
We’ve been spreading propaganda for the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) for years now. Everything from broadcasting the unedited footage of the Jordanian pilot, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, burning to death in a cage, to emblazoning Mohammed Emwazi on every single tabloid, menacingly taunting the West in triumph. We turned him from zero to hero; from a […]
Opinion: We all face the same enemy – the enemy of humanity.
Each time a new atrocity is committed in the name of Islam in a Western country, the government and the network of think-tanks are put in high gear to face the inevitable question: what can we do to stop this black series? Typically, three answers are offered. The first, coming from the politically-correct crowds, asserts […]
Muslims Council of Elders: Hostage-Taking, Killing People in Churches are Inhumane Practices
Cairo-Commenting on the slaughter of the French priest in a church in the north of France, the Muslims Council of Elders has rejected attacks on places of worship, killing innocent people and intimidating civilians, describing them as inhumane practices implemented by groups that oppose all religions and humanitarian traditions.
Orlando shooting and US media narrative
Omar Mateen was still killing and holding on to hostages inside the gay nightclub in Orlanda. Outside, the US media, the Republican presidential presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio were screaming full throttle, trying to connect the incident with the Islamic State (IS). Interestingly, nobody even hinted at the once-household name of […]