Government & Politics

ZOA condemns Michigan congresswoman-elect for symbolism of Palestinian flag Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, is known to support BDS and other anti-Israel beliefs.

(JNS) The Zionist Organization of America condemned Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, on Tuesday for wrapping herself in a Palestinian flag last week at her election victory party. Tlaib is known to support BDS and other anti-Israel beliefs. […]

Clerics & Preachers

Ecquevilly: The ‘quiet Salafist’ town resisting French integration While there are signs of hope in this commune west of Paris, a radical preacher’s influence lingers

(National-UAE) Barely 30 kilometres from the renowned Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France’s perpetual search for harmonious relations with its post-colonial Muslim population has its own reflection in the troubled recent history of one small town. On first encounter, […]

Clothing

When your daughter suddenly becomes radicalized Children's life decisions are often difficult for parents to bear and even more difficult to understand — especially when the children radicalize themselves. DW met an affected German mother.

(Deutsche Welle) It’s something no mother would ever want to experience. The unexpected appearance of state security officers on your doorstep, to inform you that your daughter was planning to leave for Syria to allegedly join the terrorist militia “Islamic State.” But […]

Clerics & Preachers

Organization tied to Holy Land terror case supports vigil after synagogue shooting The United States designated HLF as a terror group in 2001 and became defunct. The case resulted in 108 guilty verdicts; years later, five of its leaders were convicted and sentenced to decades in prison.

(JNS) An organization whose imam was president of a group that was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror case supported a vigil on Monday, hosted by Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, in the aftermath of a gunman shooting and killing 11 Jews […]

Government & Politics

Is Canada’s government funding terrorism?

(Gatestone) Canadian taxpayers have unwittingly been funding terrorism for more than two decades, often through federally registered charities, many of which have since been banned in other countries and subsequently by Ottawa as well. The International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and […]

Moderation & Reform

Battling Salafism on Germany’s streets Saloua Mohammed's most important tool in the fight against Salafism is listening — to parents whose kids radicalize online, to youth who rave about Salafism, and to women returning to Germany after fighting alongside IS.

(Deutsche Welle) “Let’s see who is going to win in the end, shall we?” social worker Saloua Mohammed says. “They won’t get my youths that easily.” “They” are radical Salafists: ultraconservative Muslims who interpret the Quran literally, live their faith the way […]