Category: Islam

An Islamic extremist pleaded guilty on Monday at theInternational Criminal Court to destroying shrines and damaging a mosque in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali, in the court’s first prosecution of the destruction of cultural heritage as a war crime. (NewYorkTimes)- Prosecutors said that Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, a member of a jihadist group linked to […]

The Twitterverse has more to fear from a gay conservative than a fire-breathing ISIS recruiter if the social media giant’s treatment of a pair of prolific and provocative posters is to be squared. (FOX)- Twitter banned Breitbart tech editor and openly gay conservative Milo Yiannopoulos for life last month after his followers tweeted objectionable comments […]

Police in Germany on Wedndesday launched anti-terror raids against Islamist preachers suspected of trying to recruit men to fight for ISIS in Syria and Iraq. (FOX)- The raids took place in the west German state of North Rhine-Westphalia this morning, the state’s criminal police said, and targeted the towns of Duisburg and Dortmund among others. At […]

CDs bearing radical cleric’s name found at home of Detroit man arrested on weapons charge DETROIT –(FOX)-  Several CDs marked with slain radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki’s name were seized from the home of a Detroit man who was arrested after buying five grenades from an undercover federal agent, according to a sealed search warrant obtained […]

A machete attack that injured two female police officers in the Belgian city of Charleroi Saturday appears to be an act of terrorism, officials said. (FOX)- The assailant, who reportedly shouted “Allahu Akhbar,” the Arabic phrase meaning “God is great”, was shot by a third officer and later died of his inuries. Belgian Prime Minister […]

2 police officers wounded in machete attack in Belgium, suspect killed (FOX)- A man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akbar” injured two female police officers Saturday outside a police station in southern Belgium before being shot and killed, police said. Police reported that the injured officers were “out of danger.” The attack took place […]

The disputed leader of Boko Haram has said he is still in charge of Nigeria’s militant Islamist group despite a statement by so-called Islamic State that he had been replaced. (BBC)- Abubakar Shekau denounced the IS declaration that Abu Musab al-Barnawi was now leader. Shekau accused al-Barnawi of trying to stage a coup against him. […]

Taliban militants in western Afghanistan Thursday attacked a convoy carrying foreign tourists, including Americans, leaving at least six people injured, officials in the region told several news agencies. (FOX)- The tourists were in a minibus on a rural highway in Herat Province when they were hit with rockets and gunfire, The Washington Post reported. None of the injuries […]

In the new edition of its full-color, glossy magazine, ISIS mocks those who claim Islam is a peaceful religion, and even wades into the controversy surrounding Donald Trump and the parents of a dead Muslim U.S. soldier. (FOX)- The 15th issue of Dabiq, published on July 31, is titled “Break The Cross” and appears to […]

Dozens of prominent French Muslims and Prime Minister Manuel Valls have called for a national drive to promote mainstream Islam and combat the radicalisation of young Muslims. (BBC)- They issued separate appeals in the Journal du Dimanche (JDD) newspaper, as France remains in shock from the murder of a priest by Islamist extremists last week. […]