The world reacted in horror at the despicable and evil Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. It is natural, in the face of such evil, to ask why. Why did these attacks occur? Why are some Muslims drawn to groups like ISIS, and why are
The suspected ringleader of the attacks in Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed in a French police raid, prosecutors say. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud had passed through Greece. Confirming the Islamic State (IS) militant left for Syria
Boko Haram members have destroyed an estimated 1,100 schools this year in their stronghold region surrounding Lake Chad, the United Nations envoy to the area said Monday. The targeted schools were in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the four countries most affected by the armed
How can we grasp the psychology of the Paris terrorists? In Witness, first published in 1952, Whittaker Chambers, a Communist who became a Christian, explained what was behind the biggest 20th century threat: “Communism makes some profound appeal to the human mind. You will
What is the grand, take away lesson from yesterday’s jihadi/terrorist attack in Paris, that left 129 dead and hundreds injured? Is it a result of the mass influx of Muslim migrants into Europe—including Islamic State operatives? Is it yet another reflection ofIslam’s unwavering Rule of
(CNN)As buildings lit up in the colors of the French flag, and the 129 people killed in Paris on Friday filled headlines, many people in Beirut felt the West — and its news media — had forsaken them. A day before the French attacks, two
Cardinal André Vignt-Trois of Paris Our city of Paris, our country were hit last night with a particular savagery and intensity. After the attacks of January, after the attack in Beirut this week and many others throughout the past months, including Nigeria and other African countries, our
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, named by a French official as the suspected mastermind behind the attacks that killed 132 people in Paris on Friday, is “one of the most active” Islamic State executioners in Syria, according to French radio station RTL. The 27-year-old Belgian is believed to be
The terrorist attacks in Paris have come at a supremely sensitive time in French politics, just three weeks before regional elections in which the far right is tipped to make historic gains. It may be “just a local vote”, political analyst Madani Cheurfa told the
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington. The video, which appeared on a site used by Islamic State to post its
