Islam

February 13, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistani and Tajik Taliban open training camps in Afghanistan

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) and Jamaat Ansarullah (JA) have established training camps in Afghanistan with support from Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team reported.

February 12, 2025 | |

A ‘Country of Particular Concern’: Iran Rearrests Two Christians for Practicing Their Faith 

Iran’s Renewed Discrimination: The Islamic Republic once again incarcerated two Christians in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison for practicing their faith, the religious freedom...

February 12, 2025 | |

‘Our Fingers are on the Trigger’: Houthi Leader Warns Israel of Renewed Attacks  

Houthis Ready to Resume Attacks: The leader of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen warned on February 11 that the group was prepared to resume its attacks on Israel. “Our...

February 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

A suppressed voice for truth from within the United Nations

Alice Nderitu sought to make forgotten conflicts in the world a topic of discussion and action, but everyone wanted her to focus on what she wouldn’t call a genocide in Gaza.

February 5, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Defeating the Houthis

Biden didn’t try; Trump can and should

February 4, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem announces the date of Nasrallah’s funeral

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February 3, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Cracks in the Core? The Meaning Behind Iran’s Assassinations

As Iran’s economic, regional, and domestic standing deteriorates, senior and junior officials alike will begin to realize that the regime cannot ensure their safety.

January 31, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Syria gets a new autocrat as Sharaa styles himself ‘president’

If the economy tanks, it’s likely Sharaa will return to his Islamic roots and produce a state similar to ISIS

January 31, 2025 | |

Prominent Critic of Islam and Iran Murdered at Home in Sweden

Shot While Streaming on Social Media: A prominent free speech activist and critic of Islam known for staging public burnings of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, was murdered inside...

January 29, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem’s most defiant speech yet as Hezbollah secretary-general

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s last speech, delivered on Monday, was his most defiant to date. Qassem spoke one day after the expiration of the November 27 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal’s...

January 28, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syrian Government Uses Islamic Teaching to Recruit, Train New Security Forces

Syria’s new leaders insist they are committed to religious tolerance, yet they are employing their preferred variant of Sunni Islamic beliefs to recruit and train the country’s new security forces....

January 24, 2025 | Caleb Weiss |

Islamic State calls for jihad in Sudan

“Sudan is forgotten!” reads the headline of the editorial in this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the Islamic State’s weekly publication highlighting its global activities. In the commentary, the terrorist...

January 22, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Hamas celebrates

As Israelis cease firing and release terrorists to bring hostages home

January 19, 2025 | Ben Cohen, Toby Dershowitz

A Break in the Argentina Murder Case Tied to Iran

Ten years ago, on January 18, 2015, an Argentinian prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, was murdered for investigating the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. That 1994 attack...

January 15, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi, Sophia Epley

Turkey and HTS: A New Era of Extremism in Syria?

Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2023, Syria is now controlled by an alliance of opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). While there has...

January 15, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Coming to America

It’s not just mass illegal immigration that poses a threat

January 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Good news and bad news from Lebanon as Nawaf Salam elected premier

Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor

January 14, 2025 | |

Lebanon Chooses Nawaf Salam, an Adversary of Israel, as New Prime Minister

International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam Named as Prime Minister: ICJ President Nawaf Salam has been nominated as Lebanon’s next prime minister after consultations...

January 13, 2025 | Bonnie Glick |

What does Donald Trump’s “Hell to Pay” look like?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including seven American citizens, are not released before his inauguration on January 20, there will be “hell to...

January 13, 2025 | David Daoud |

With No Power or Constitutional Authority, Lebanon’s New President Won’t Disarm Hezbollah

After two years of deadlock, the proverbial white smoke has emerged from Lebanon’s parliament in Beirut’s Nejmeh Square. Former Lebanese Armed Forces commander Joseph Aoun has been elected...