The protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak show little sign of relenting. The dismissal of the previous government, and swearing in of new ministers Monday did little to assuage those demanding Mubarak’s ouster. There are calls for 1 million people
Al-Jazeera English is showing live broadcasts from the Egyptian capital, where law and order appear to be breaking down. Protestors have been ordered home under a 6 PM curfew. Al-Jazeera English is reporting that many people are trying to force
He is a popular speaker at Islamist gatherings and hailed in the New York Times as being among a group of “leading intellectual lights for a new generation of American Muslims looking for homegrown leaders who can help them learn
A radical imam deported from Canada in 2007 was arrested by U.S. border authorities who found him hiding in trunk of a BMW near the U.S.-Mexican border earlier this month. Authorities say Said Jaziri paid $5,000 to members of a
The United States and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned remarks by UN human rights expert Richard Falk about “awkward gaps and contradictions in the official explanations” of the 9/11 terror attacks. The US ambassador to the United Nations also
Islamist militants from Russia’s volatile North Caucasus’ region are suspected in the bombing of a terminal and café in Moscow’s busiest commercial airport, the Guardian reports. The attack at Domodedovo airport is the second suicide bombing in a year targeting
Will the Jasmine Revolution that toppled Tunisian strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali create more political freedom and liberty for Tunisia’s people? Or could it pave the way for creation of an Islamist-dominated state that imposes harsh new curbs on civil
Two westerners who gave up seemingly comfortable lives to wage terrorist attacks are singled out for praise in the latest issue of Inspire, al-Qaida’s English-language magazine. Though he killed only himself, Taimour Abdulwahhab al-Abdaly, responsible for the first suicide bombing
Church bombings kill scores in Iraq, Nigeria and Egypt. Iran rounds up dozens of Christians for allegedly being “hard-liners” who threaten the Islamic republic. An Egyptian police officer opens fire on a crowded train, targeting only the Christian passengers. For
A new English-language jihadi forum offers sections dedicated to military preparations and speeches by Anwar al-Awlaki. Al Mojahden English Network, founded by the Iraq-centered Al Mojahden Electronic Network, is another addition to the proliferation of English sections on major jihadi
Several new reports illustrate how Iran and Syria continue to aid terrorist groups that target Israeli civilians by providing weapons and terrorist training to jihadist organizations on Israel’s borders. In Gaza, Hamas and other terror groups have fired thousands of
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) attitude toward law enforcement in terrorism investigations has been put to rest by the group’s San Francisco chapter. “Build a Wall of Resistance,” a poster announcing a Feb. 9 event published on the group’s
American-Muslim groups were swift to issue statements condemning New Year’s Eve bombing attacks at a Nigerian army barracks and at a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt. But those same groups have been silent since Tuesday’s assassination of a moderate Pakistani
Violent Islamist extremism is akin to mental illness and not rooted in poverty, memories of Western imperialism, and anger over the Israeli-Palestinian situation, Robert Sibley writes in Monday’s Ottawa Citizen. This is ignored by the chattering class, Sibley writes, which
U.S. Islamist groups like the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) have reacted hyperbolically to news that the incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), plans to hold hearings on American Muslim radicalization. But Zuhdi Jasser,
Egyptian journalist ‘Ata Abd Al-Aal told an Egyptian religious channel that “the U.S. will be transformed into an Islamic Republic” due to the large number of converts each year. He also gave advice on how to raise the number of
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad for providing material support to terrorists and leaking information about the deployment of the USS Constellation battle group to jihadists. Abu-Jihaad, a former signalman on the USS Benfold,
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has discovered a plot to poison food in U.S. hotels and restaurants, CBS News reports. The plot, uncovered earlier this year, involved the simultaneous poisoning of food served in hotels and restaurants across the
Yemeni authorities in Sana’a prevented a bomb attack on a car carrying four U.S. Embassy personnel, the U.S. State Department reported Thursday. On Wednesday, police caught a Jordanian citizen as he attempted to plant explosives next to the car, which
One of the nation’s leading Islamist political organizations hosts its annual convention this weekend, opting to showcase a slew of radicals and terror apologists on its program. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is calling this Saturday’s conference at the
A leader of a homegrown terror cell plotting an attack that would be “bigger than the World Trade Center” was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. A federal judge rejected the pleas of leniency from Abdul Kadir, a former
An email received by Swedish news agency TT warned “now your children, daughters and sisters die like our brothers’ and sisters’ children die.” Shortly afterwards, one person was killed and two were injured in Sweden’s first terrorist attack Saturday evening.
Arab-American leaders defended veteran journalist Helen Thomas, as her alma mater pulled an award named in her honor. Wayne State University’s decision to disassociate itself with Thomas was a response to the most recent controversial comments by the veteran White
A database used by Islamist groups to support claims that the Muslim community is responsible for helping to break up one-third of terrorist plots is based on flawed and selective use of data, an Investigative Project on Terrorism analysis shows.
