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Suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians

May 3, 2017 Religious Reader 0

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 […]

Neo-Nazis use social media to mock the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox

June 17, 2016 steve 0

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

January 28, 2016 steve 0

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

December 6, 2015 Religious Reader 0

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

August 31, 2015 Religious Reader 0

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?

August 25, 2015 steve 0

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?

August 12, 2015 steve 0

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

July 3, 2015 steve 0

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

March 9, 2015 Religious Reader 0

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?

February 25, 2015 Religious Reader 0

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 […]

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