Islamists

America must choose between strategic foresight and another 9/11 - analysis

The strength of America’s partnership with Israel will depend on strategic foresight, regional stability, and a shared understanding

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
Israeli paratroopers and US Army soldiers in a joint Israeli-US military Juniper Cobra exercise at the Tze’elim Urban Warfare Training Center base in southern Israel in 2018.Premium
BATOUL SULEIMAN Alloush.

Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Taliban delegates arrive to meet with US and European delegates in Doha, Qatar, last week.

'Unconscionable': Human rights activist decry EU visas for Taliban officials

Since its return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has steadily rolled back on women’s rights, banning girls from age 13 from attending school, legalizing domestic violence and child marriage.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

Qatari media fueled global antisemitism after Oct. 7 - the world must take notice - opinion

We need to put political correctness aside and admit that the new wave of antisemitism taken grip on the Western world is an “imported one,” and Qatari media is playing a key role.

|BySUZAN QUITAZ

Mulhouse terrorist had previously been jailed for October 7 support, French minister reveals

"In 2023, he was arrested a few weeks after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and convicted for promoting terrorism," Retailleau said on X Sunday.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A police car is seen in front of the market Marche du Canal Couvert, after a deadly knife attack the day before, in Mulhouse, eastern France, February 23, 2025.

Salman Rushdie's attacker found guilty of attempted murder

Rushdie, 77, was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head, neck, torso and left hand, blinding his right eye and damaging his liver and intestines.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByREUTERS
Defendant Hadi Matar arrives for his trial on charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault dating to an attack on Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie, at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, US February 11, 2025

Australian Muslim leaders: Reaction to nurses threatening Israelis 'manufactured moral panic'

A statement signed by AFIC, Hizb Ut-Tahrir Australia, The Muslim Vote and dozens of others charged that the overwhelming response to the video was 'calculated and politically motivated outrage.'

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Two Australian nurses who were suspended for saying they would, and have already killed Israeli pateints, February 12, 2025.

Afghan national confesses to Munich car ramming that injured 36, prosecutor says

At least 36 people including a toddler were hurt on Thursday when the 24-year-old man plowed into demonstrators gathered in the city center.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByREUTERS
Firefighters work at the scene where a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd, in what the Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder said was probably an attack, in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025.

46 Years of tyranny: How Iran's Islamic Revolution betrayed its promises - opinion

Anything that was and is against Western culture and tradition is embraced by certain influential intellectuals.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
AN UNDATED picture handed out by the PA shows Palestinian president Yasser Arafat and Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini during a meeting in Tehran

Hizb ut Tahrir Canada moves caliphate conference online after backlash

Advertisements and registration links were removed from the Hizb ut Tahrir Canada website and social media, but new ones have since been published.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Hizb ut-Tahrir Canada's logo.

Can Trump leverage Middle East dynamics to secure lasting peace? – opinion

Trump’s Middle East approach means he will have to navigate complex Islamist dynamics tests.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
AFTER HIS confirmation as US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington last week. He and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz recognize that each Islamist entity requires special handling; there is no one-size-fits-all negotiation, says the writer.

Abu Obeida's theological points show glimpse into Hamas's way of thinking - analysis

A look at the Quranic verses chosen by Al-Qassam’s spokesperson in his speech this week allows a glimpse into Hamas’s religiously motivated modus operandi.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
Hamas spokesperson, Abu Obeida.

Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's Sisi

The militant, Ahmed al-Mansour, has posted several videos saying Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would meet the same fate as Assad.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByREUTERS
"Revolutionaries of January 25" video, with Ahmed al-Mansour in the center, showing Egypt's pre-republic flag.

Canadian conference to create Islamic caliphate cancelled

"Hizb ut Tahrir Canada hereby announces, with regret, the cancellation of the Khilafah Conference 2025," the Canadian branch of the political party said on Facebook.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
The Hizb ut Tahrir logo.