Jordan Schachtel

Just one day after Saudi Arabia’s minister of culture shut down a Sunni religious television station that he determined was inciting sectarian hatred against the country’s Shiite minority, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has stepped in, firing the man.

Amnesty International UK campaigns director, Kristyan Benedict, Tweeted on Wednesday that Israel should be compared to the Islamic State, utilizing the hashtag #JSIL, which has been popularized by anti-Israel and anti-Semitic extremist groups. Although Israel is a liberal democracy that

World-renowned Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, known by many simply as “Coach K” delivered a scathing critique of President Obama’s military strategy against the Islamic State. Coach K spoke to the Association of the United States Army, explaining his disagreement

Zale Thompson, the convert to Islam who attempted to kill two NYPD officers with his ax, had been visiting hundreds of websites belonging to jihadists loyal to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) over past months. Thompson had reportedly become fascinated

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM), Egypt’s most dangerous Islamist entity, has reportedly thrown its weight behind the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group. A statement released by ABM read, “After entrusting Allah we decided to swear allegiance to the emir of the

A recent report by the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) has revealed that Ebola virus infections in Sierra Leone are spreading up to nine times faster than just two months ago. In areas surrounding the capital city of Freetown, an average

Over the weekend, HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp) board member Laura Cha compared Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters to African slaves in early America, predicting that the demonstrator’s may have to “wait a while” for Communist China to allow

A new Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet, called the Zora Foundation, is reportedly dedicated to advising jihadists’ wives on how to become better spouses for their militant husbands. The slogan of the Zora Foundation is “preparing for the honour of

Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s deputy National Security adviser, revealed in recently released audio tapes that the White House intends to usurp the authority of Congress to strike a long-term nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rhodes’ remarks were given

The legend of Rehana continues. Rehana, the Kurdish fighter who some claim has killed 100 Islamic State (IS) militants, is reportedly still alive and well in southern Turkey, according to some reports.  IS-affiliated entities on social media claimed that the

A newly developed video game called “The Liberation of Palestine” encourages gamers to “liberate Palestine” through any means necessary, preferring armed force over diplomacy and negotiations. The video game trailer, which was translated into English by the Middle East Media

Images have surfaced on social media and jihadist websites showing Islamic State militants carrying around advanced portable anti-aircraft missile launchers, and successfully using one to down an Iraqi military helicopter. The New York Times reported that the Islamic State captured

Qatari officials told the BBC Monday that they reject any and all accusations relating to the Gulf state supporting the Islamic State terror group, insisting that the country has only supported ‘moderate’ groups during the most recent flare up of

Officials from the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) federal intelligence service told Germany’s members of Parliament in a secret briefing last week that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) may have the capabilities to strike down a passenger jet. According to Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the

Conflict Kitchen, a restaurant located near the campuses of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, features a menu that strictly serves dishes which are said to be from countries currently in conflict with the United States. In April, The

Further information has been established about New York City ax attacker Zale Thompson, suggesting that the man who tried to kill two police officers was a left-wing radical who hated white people, in addition to possessing well-documented Islamist sympathies and

The American Freedom Alliance held a conference on Sunday titled “ISIS and its Threat to International Security,” which featured a plethora of Middle East experts, activists, and scholars, who weighed in on the threat posed by the Islamic State. Egyptian-American

Egypt has called upon its allies and the international community at large to help the country combat threats, both internally and externally, from terror groups such as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis and Hamas. On Friday, an attack in one of Egypt’s

Zale Thompson, the Islamist radical who on Thursday attempted to carry out acts of jihad against two NYPD officers, had previously expressed Islamic sentiments on social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook.  On Thursday, Thompson hit one officer in

Grace Mugabe, the wife of longtime Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe, has announced that she intends to succeed her 90-year-old husband who has ruled over the country for thirty-four years. Some of Mugabe’s critics sarcastically refer to the First Lady as

Official Islamic State media entities have been promoting a video titled “School of Jihad,” which shows children, some younger than ten, being taught how to behead and torture “infidels” and learning how to properly handle automatic rifles. “Cubs” of the

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that his nation is committed to strengthening its laws regarding terrorism and national security. PM Harper said his cabinet would ensure that plans are in the making, and hoped that laws would be passed

Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh has sounded the alarm about his country’s increasing use of Twitter, which he referred to as a “source of lies” and evil, Al Arabiya reports. The Sheikh said on his television show

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, and then after her recovery became a prominent activist who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, directed a message at U.S. President Barack Obama on