London Attack: Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Rise Fivefold
Saturday’s attack in London by a three-man jihadi cell that left eight people dead has sparked a wave of hate crime against Muslims in the British capital, according to new figures. London mayor Sadiq Khan released police figures on Wednesday that showed Islamophobic attacks had risen fivefold since the ramming and knife assault. They also […]
UN: Islamic State Killed 231 Civilians Trying to Flee Mosul
The United Nations Human Rights Office said Thursday it has “credible reports” indicating Islamic State fighters in Iraq killed at least 231 civilians who were trying to flee western Mosul. The reported killings happened between May 26 and June 3, all in the al-Shifa neighborhood, and involved people trying to get from Islamic State-held areas […]
We Must Target The ‘ISIS Virus’ in Muslim Communities
On his maiden foreign visit as president, Donald Trump chose to visit the three global centers of the Abrahamic religions: Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. It showcased the centrality of religion in today’s political climate and its corresponding influence on the security of our planet. In Riyadh, Trump called on all Muslim leaders to […]
How Can We Trust ISIS’s Claims of Responsibility?
News outlets have reported that the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack on a London Bridge June 3 as well as attacks inside Iran on June 7. But how do they know? And how reliable are such claims? We asked Monica Duffy Toft, an…
Iran’s Supreme Leader: Attacks Will Increase Hatred of US, Saudis
Iran’s leadership on Friday accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of supporting the attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people this week. As thousands of Iranians attended a funeral for the victims, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday’s attacks would only increase hate for the U.S. and Saudi governments, according to state media.
Terror Attack in London Leaves 6 Dead; Police Kill 3 Suspects
London police said early Sunday that six people and their three attackers have died in the latest terror incident in Britain. A large delivery van drove into pedestrians at high speed on London Bridge late Saturday evening, leaving a number of people bleeding on the pavement in the British capital. The men then drove to […]
Two Influential Somali Clerics Reject Violence as Ramadan Begins
Based on confirmed sightings of Ramadan’s new moon crescent, millions of Muslims around the world are fasting on the first day of the holy month. According to Islam, the sighting of the new moon marks the beginning of the Muslim lunar month of Ramadan. Thirty-three countries, mainly those in which the majority of residents are […]
ISIS Calls for ‘All Out War’ on West During Ramadan
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) called for an “all out war” on the West during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins Saturday, just days after it claimed the Manchester suicide bomb attack that left 22 people dead. The group’s spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, killed in a U.S. airstrike in August 2016, had […]
Yazidi Woman Who Suffered IS Enslavement Lobbies Washington for Help
A Yazidi woman who suffered for 10 months as a sex slave under the Islamic State group (IS) came to Washington to push for help for the traumatized, displaced Yazidi community in northern Iraq and the hundreds of others who remain in IS bondage. Shireen Jardo, 25, met with several U.S. congressmen and federal officials […]
Manchester Bomb Designed to Maximize Casualties Among Young Concert-Goers
The bomber who struck a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande in the northern English city of Manchester, killing 22 and injuring 59 Monday night, set out to kill and maim as many of the music fans — many of them teenagers and children — as possible, say British police. The device that exploded […]