If Islamic doctrines are inherently violent, why isn’t every single Muslim in the world—that is, approximately 1.5 billion people—violent? This question represents one of Islam’s most popular apologetics: because not all Muslims are violent, intolerant, or sponsor terrorism—a true statement—Islam itself must be innocent. Let’s
Dozens of Syrian Christian families have been abducted by fighters from ISIS,according to a new report from Reuters. About 230 people, “some of who were taken from a church,” were kidnapped or detained by ISIS when the terrorist group captured the Syrian town of Qaryatain
If and when lone jihadis murder more Americans, law enforcement and government officials will once again gather around and scratch their heads, saying they have no earthly idea what the killer’s motive could possibly have been. “Al Qaeda branch calls for new attacks against United
LONDON — Britain’s best-known radical Muslim preacher says he plans to plead not guilty to a charge of inviting support for the Islamic State group through online lectures. Anjem Choudary, 48, was charged under the Terrorism Act with supporting the Islamic State group, a banned
There was something about Diyaa that his wife’s brothers didn’t like. He was a tyrant, they said, who, after 14 years of marriage, wouldn’t let their sister, Rana, 31, have her own mobile phone. He isolated her from friends and family, guarding her jealously. Although
Unfortunately, stories about the atrocities ISIS has been inflicting are becoming so commonplace that the murder of 12 Christians here and 20 Shiites there barely merits a mention in the 24-hour news cycle. One thing that caught our eyes is an infographic that the NY
You might think this is a fine thing. You might think that Charlie Hebdo and others who drew Muhammad were being needlessly provocative, and showing a lack of respect for the sensibilities of ordinary Muslims who will never harm anyone. You might think that there
The Islamic State has called upon devout Muslims to murder military personnel in Western countries. Authorities, however, are still searching for a motive. “Who was Chattanooga shooter Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez?,” by Ben Brumfield and Scott Zamost, CNN, July 17, 2015: Chattanooga, Tennessee (CNN)A once devoted,
The US and other Western countries have been alarmed at how the Islamic State militant group has been able to lure teenagers and young people to the Middle East to join its ranks. Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times recently wrote about a 23-year-old
Of the 1.5 million Brits who, in a recent survey, say they have a “favorable opinion” of ISIS, one is the infamous Imam Anjem Choudry. In the story below you will find a video with an interview of Choudry by RT Worldwide News. He actually
