Suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday that killed eight civilians in an attack on a convoy […]
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Neo-Nazis use social media to mock the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox
Members of the neo-Nazi National Action movement have mocked and celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed. […]
Why hundreds of Somalis held a protest against al-Shabab
Protesters gathered at a popular beach in Mogadishu to condemn al-Shabab. Less than a week ago, militants from the group had murdered twenty people at […]
Relatives of Killer Tashfeen Malik Say That She Became Hardline in Saudi
Relatives of Tashfeen Malik, the woman involved in what has been classified as a terrorist attack in the United States, have said that she became […]
ISIS in Syria executes over 90 people in a month
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has stated that ISIS (Islamic State) executed over 90 people in the last month in Syria, with a third […]
Scholar’s corner: where does Islamic fundamentalism stem from?
Dr. Imam Mamadou Bocoum is a holder of two Masters and a PhD from The Muslim College, and Heythrop College, University of London. He is […]
Scholar’s corner: what can René Girard teach us about religion and violence?
It is almost unthinkable to speak of violence without equating it with religion. This is true in many ways as Mark Juergensmeyer notes: “Violence has […]
Buddhist actor mistaken for terrorist on Paris plane
A Buddhist was mistaken for a terrorist as he meditated to a sacred Tibetan text aboard a Paris plane. Alarmed passengers notified staff and Portuguese […]
#WeStandTogether: campaign against hate crime launched in the wake of European terror
The recently launched #WeStandTogether campaign intends to move the notion of solidarity from platitudes into a petition and broader movement against hate crime. Against the […]
What does the latest BBC poll actually tell us about British Muslims?
A new poll for the BBC seeks to interrogate Muslim opinion in Britain on domestic and international matters. Outside of some cautionary caveats the data […]