Four Mosques Shut Down In France
Four mosques in France have been closed after many people who attended them reportedly joined extremist movements. The places of worship, French officials said Wednesday, promoted violence and ideologies that ran contrary to French values. The closures were made via a national state of emergency that was initiated following terrorist attacks, including one in November […]
Muslim extremists target world’s priceless treasures
From Mali to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, extremist fighters have regularly turned their sights on the priceless vestiges of peoples’ cultural heritage – for being un-Islamic. The International Criminal Court on Monday will open the trial of Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi, an extremist on a charge of war crimes for the destruction of shrines at the […]
Putin’s Savage War Against Russia’s ‘New Muslims’
This article was first published on the Wilson Center site. Today there are more than 2,000 fighters from Russia on the battlefields of Syria and Iraq fighting on behalf of the Islamic State. [i] A large number of these fighters are Muslims originating from the Northern Caucasus, a fact that feeds a narrative back in […]
Terror charges against right-wing extremist a first for Australia
Sydney (dpa) – Australian police have charged a right-wing extremist over a terrorist plot and more charges could be laid, officials said Monday. Phillip Michael Galea was charged with preparing or collecting documents to be used to facilitate terrorist acts after a raid by the joint counter-terrorism unit on Saturday.
Demo held against honour killings
Sindhi Nari Sangat Sindh protested against growing religious extremism, honour killings (Karo-Kari), forced religious conversion of Sindhi Hindu girls, violence against women in Sindh, Pakistan under call given by Sindhi Sangat Sindh chairman Mansoor Khaskheli.Protest rallies were held in Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Tando Mohammad Khan and activists of Sindhi Nari Sangat Sindh chanted slogans against […]
Opinion: The Dilemma of Eradicating Extremism
Promoting Nazi ideology in France, Germany and a number of European countries is considered a crime punishable by law. This is not because opposing ideas are prohibited, but rather because this ideology in particular threatens social peace and encourages discrimination. There are those who believe that the promotion of extreme Islamist ideology such as that […]
Saudi authorities arrest 32 suspects following end of Ramadan attacks
Riyadh (dpa) – Saudi authorities have arrested 32 suspects over suicide attacks that hit the holy city of Medina and two other cities earlier this month, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The suspects, 30 Saudis and two Yemeni nationals, were under interrogation, according to an official ministry website. Four police officers were killed in […]
US Congressman lauds Hasina’s courageous fight against terrorism
US Congressman Charles W Boustany has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her tremendously courageous steps to combat violent extremism. The Congressman made the appreciation when Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin met with him in Washington, DC on Friday. The envoy briefed Boustany about the strong measures taken by Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Contemporary Wahhabism: Reasons the Terror Attacks in Saudi Arabia Are Specially Alarming
TEHRAN (FNA)- On Monday, July 5, suicide bombers blew themselves up in Qatif and Medina, several hours after Saudi security officers foiled an attack near the US Consulate in Jeddah. In Medina, a bomb exploded in the vicinity of a police post outside the Prophet’s Mosque, killing four policemen and two civilians. In Qatif, two […]
Fox News Inspired Terrorist Gets Probation For Plotting To Massacre Muslim-Americans
The Terrorist News Network: Fox News In May of last year a radical Christian extremist was arrested for plotting a terrorist attack on a community of peaceful Muslims in upstate New York. Robert Doggart, an ordained minister in the Christian National Church, pleaded guilty to a detailed plan to kill people and destroy buildings, churches […]