UAE’s Zealous New Terror List
The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday its list of terrorist organizations under a new counterterrorism l...
Muslim American Society
Among the Believers
Almost a decade after 9/11/01, we should better understand the varieties of Islamist experience.
Op-eds
Symposium: The “Moderate” Muslim Brotherhood?
Just recently, the Muslim Brotherhood released its political platform, part of which would establish an Iranian-style mullah council overseeing Egypt's democratic institutions. It also prohi...
Op-eds
Fear the Muslim Brotherhood
At the Daily Beast, Bruce Riedel has posted an essay called “Don’t fear Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood,” the classic, conventional-wisdom response to the crisis in Egypt. The...
Op-eds
Islam and the State of the Union
The state of our union is . . . denial — at least when it comes to Islam.” I’m not holding my breath waiting for President Obama, as denier-in-chief, to make that prono...
Op-eds
Bon Jovi Islam
We’ve tried “radical Islam,” “extremist Islam,” “fundamentalist Islam,” and “sharia Islam.” Inevitably, political correctness gave us “...
Op-eds
The ‘Peaceful’ Jihad in America
Most Americans don't realize that jihad is about much more than terrorism. Even the terrorists don't blow up buildings for the sake of blowing up buildings. There is method in...
Op-eds
Beyond Terrorism
‘Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Koran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope." This is the battle cry of Hizb al-Ikhwan al-Musli...
Op-eds
Saudi Dupes
By Stephen Schwartz Adherents of the violently uncompromising Wahhabi sect, the state religion of Saudi Arabia, are killing other Muslims overseas, and attacking coalition troops in Iraq...
Op-eds
Portrait of a Wahhabi
By Stephen Schwartz On Thursday, June 26, I testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, chaired by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz). My topic was &...
Op-eds
Wahhabism & Islam in the U.S.
By Stephen Schwartz EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the text of testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security on Thursday, June 26, 2003....