ISIL on the decline
In the summer of 2014 a band of terrorists and assassins bounded onto the stage of history and announced plans to conquer the world. Naming themselves the Islamic State, but often called ISIS or ISIL or Daesh, they proclaimed themselves a caliphate, an ancient form of Islamic government. For a while, they seemed unstoppable. They […]
Iraqi refugees arrested on terrorism charges
Authorities arrested two Iraqi refugees on terrorism-related charges Thursday, in a move that undercuts President Obama’s plans to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S. this year. Prosecutors said Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, a Palestinian born in Iraq who came to the U.S. as a refugee in October 2012, traveled to Syria to train with […]
SEN. TED CRUZ: Terror on the march
One year ago today, two radical Islamic terrorists walked into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper in Paris, and opened fire, killing 11 journalists and wounding 11 more. Upon leaving the building they also killed a French police officer, bringing the total number of dead and wounded to 23. The terrorists espoused a […]
Moderate Muslims Counter ISIS Propaganda With Their Own Media Strategy
Imam Omar Atia (left) and Zac Parsons discuss Islam’s teachings in effort to combat what they see as misinformation being spread about the religion. Reclamation Studios YouTube U.S. officials are concerned about the recruiting efforts of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS, as the group has stepped up its online outreach. One team […]
Join hundreds of Muslim leaders and Scholars worldwide in their Open Letter to Baghdadi.
Executive Summary It is forbidden in Islam to issue fatwas without all the necessary learning requirements. Even then fatwas must follow Islamic legal theory as defined in the Classical texts. It is also forbidden to cite a portion of a verse from the Qur’an—or part of a verse—to derive a ruling without looking at everything […]