The Muslim Post

PAS is tarnishing image of Islam

Two women were caned in front of 100 people in a shariah court in Terengganu on Sept 3 for attempting to commit lesbian sex. (Bernama pic)

Terengganu, under PAS rule, is again in the limelight for the wrong reasons. The recent public caning meted out to two women accused of attempting to commit a lesbian sexual activity (sihaq in Arabic) is uncalled for, and has brought criticism and caused ripples of unease across the country. This caning has given a bad […]

Report: Extremism Deaths Down in US, but White Supremacist Incidents Growing

Report: Extremism Deaths Down in US, but White Supremacist Incidents Growing

A report released Wednesday said the number of slayings committed by white supremacists in the United States more than doubled in 2017 compared with the previous year. The U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League noted in its report that while the U.S. death toll from extremism was down in 2017, it was still the fifth most violent year […]

White Supremacists Killed 18 People in 2017

Jesus Was Not White. Here Is Why That Matters

White supremacists not only shed their masks in 2017 but unleashed one of the deadliest years for extremist violence in almost half a century. Over the past 12 months, white supremacists committed the largest number of domestic-extremist related killings, helping to make 2017 the fifth-deadliest year for extremist violence since 1970, according to a newly […]

Over the years, Americans have become increasingly exposed to extremism

Over the years, Americans have become increasingly exposed to extremism

By James E. Hawdon, Director, Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech. A man sporting a Nazi tattoo leaves Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 12, 2017. Steve Helber/AP Photo Extremism has always been with us, but the internet has allowed ideas that advocate hate and violence to reach more and more […]