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Political Science Class “Political Science 347: Terrorism” On Terrorism Prompts Backlash From University of Wisconsin Students

Political Science Class On Terrorism Prompts Backlash From UW-Madison Students Over Racism

UW student Ali Khan’s critique of class on Facebook quickly tallied hundreds of likes, comments, and shares. A University of Wisconsin student’s Facebook post criticizing a political science class on terrorism Wednesday prompted outcry from hundreds of other students who believed the class promoted a racist and narrowly-defined conception of terrorism. Ali Khan, the student […]

Positive coping strategy in Islam linked with less depression, anxiety from spiritual struggles

Positive coping strategy in Islam linked with less depression, anxiety from spiritual struggles

Adopting an Islamic concept of coping with spiritual struggles, known as “spiritual jihad,” is associated with post-traumatic growth and virtuous behaviors—and is related to reductions in anxiety and depression, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study published in the journal Religions.   Present in some Islamic traditions, spiritual jihad—also known as the “greater jihad”—offers […]

Recruiting for Jihad, an Expose on Islamic Extremist Groups in Europe

Recruiting for Jihad, an Expose on Islamic Extremist Groups in Europe

Recruiting for Jihad is a Norwegian expose on the practices extremist Jihadists follow to recruit young men to fight for ISIS. During filming, Adel Khan Farooq, one of the two filmmakers, had unprecedented access to a radicalized network of Islamists in Europe. He met them through Norwegian-born Ubaydullah Hussain, a notorious recruiter, currently serving a […]

Linda Sarsour Calls Standing Up To Trump A ‘Jihad’

Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian-American activist and one of the organizers behind the Women’s March, has sparked ire in conservative circles after calling opposition to President Donald Trump a “jihad.” The word is regularly used by radical Islamist groups and among some ultraconservative strands of Islam to mean violent struggle against non-believers. But the word has […]

Trump’s counterterror programme

Trump's counterterror programme

On January 21, one day after US President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the resistance was inaugurated by way of women’s marches across the country. Muslim-Americans were prominent in these marches, with civil rights leaders such as Linda Sarsour organising and addressing the Washington, DC, crowd, and Muslim American women leading offshoot marches. The […]

The roots of terrorism

THE post-Quetta commotion is heading towards a predictable denoucement: those who pointed fingers at the security apparatus have been chastened, the government has pleaded guilty to its indictment by the COAS and a new body to oversee implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) has been created. Is that enough? Those who had asked the […]

Philosophy of Jihad in Islam

JIHAD is not war. Jihad is an Arabic word, the root word of Jihad is ‘juhd’ which means effort or struggle . Islam teaches the lesson of monotheism and oneness of Creator. The concept of jihad has been hijacked by many political and religious groups and especially the West over the ages to justify various […]

Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display

Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy are “schizophrenic.” Embedded above, the interview focused on Carson’s plans to wage ‘civilizational jihad’ against the so-called Islamic State. Reflecting a profound and deliberate ignorance […]