‘A world where terrorists are safe to operate, can never be safe for the rest of us’
May 19,2016 – Last updated at May 19,2016 His Majesty King Abdullah speaks at the Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies of Contemporary Islam at the Catholic University in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated his call for a global partnership based on a comprehensive approach […]
World has begun to adopt holistic approach to terror — King
By JT – May 19,2016 – Last updated at May 19,2016 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that Jordan’s international partners in the fight against terrorist groups have started to adopt the comprehensive approach Jordan has been preaching. He made his remarks at a question and answer session following his speech at the […]
Pope Francis holds Islam blameless for terrorism
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 19, 2016 – Pope Francis reiterated in an interview this week his stance that Muslims are not to blame for Islamic extremism. “I don’t think that there is a fear of Islam as such but of ISIS and its war of conquest, which is partly drawn from Islam,” the pope told La […]
Toddlers killed more Americans than terrorists in 2015
Statistics about the numbers of toddlers killed versus terrorism victims depend on the definitions of “toddlers” and “terrorism.”
Germany Puts 90 Suspicious Mosques Under Surveillance
Germany’s internal intelligence agency, BfV, is currently observing 90 suspicious mosque communities that may have ties to terrorist organizations. BfV President Hans-Georg Maassen revealed the agency is increasing surveillance in “predominately Arabic-speaking” Muslim communities. This includes so-called “backyard mosques” where unauthorized, self-proclaimed imams teach extremist values. “What we need here in Germany is a coalition […]
Did killing Osama Bin Laden make the world safer?
It was an emotional and cathartic moment for many Americans: US President Barack Obama announcing the death of the man who orchestrated the killing of more than 3,000 people on September 11, 2001, who evaded capture for years. Five years after the controversial killing of the world’s most wanted, Osama bin Laden’s message lives on. […]
Hundreds of US Cops Gather to Hear Accused Islamophobe Lecture on Islam and Terrorism
Around 800 police officers will descend on the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, New York, this week to attend the New York Tactical Officers Association Conference. Over three days, officers can attend dozens of workshops designed to prepare them for combat: there are training modules for the AR-15 rifle, a seminar on how to hide […]
Anti-Muslim hysteria hides the true threat of homegrown right-wing terrorism
Author and professor Reza Aslan weighed in on terrorism in the United States while making an appearance at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books earlier this week. Aslan, an Iranian-American, is an expert and commentator on global extremism and professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, and the author of the recently published book, Zealot: The […]
Juan Cole: How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks
1. Stop calling Daesh “the Islamic State.” They are manipulating you. They aren’t a state and they aren’t Islamic. If some fringe cult took over some villages in Mexico and called itself “The Vatican,” then committed terrorism, would journalists blithely say on air “Today, the Vatican killed 39 and injured 200 with a bomb belt”? […]
Why Muslims Should Never Have To Apologize for Terrorism
Picture this: You wake up in the morning to hear your wife screaming at you because it’s pouring rain outside. She hates the rain and now her day is ruined because of you. You go downstairs only to hear your children yell at you because they broke the toaster. They can’t have waffles now and […]