
A Twitter account with more than 8,000 followers linked to a concerted effort by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to recruit new people, particularly women, was operated by a young woman believed to be from Seattle, an investigation by the U.K.-based Channel 4 News found.
by Edwin Mora1 May 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

The Pope’s stand in favor of women’s equality and against abortion may earn him the ire of the reigning feminist regime, but it seems he has history on his side.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 May 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

BOSTON (AP) — Testimony in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev zeroed in Tuesday on his late brother’s wife, revealing searches done on her computer on the rewards of dying as a martyr’s spouse and raising questions about what she knew before the 2013 attacks.
by AP1 May 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

Millions of dollars are flooding into Canada from Gulf states to promote a radical Islamist agenda, according to testimony by the prime minister’s national security adviser, the National Post reports.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)1 May 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

Today is May Day. Since 2007, I have defended the idea of using this date as an international Victims of Communism Day. I outlined the rationale for this proposal (which is not my original idea) in my very first post on the subject.
by Breitbart News1 May 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

Breitbart News can now reveal what is believed to be the Twitter page of Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, whom Breitbart News recently uncovered as a former staffer for the pro-Tehran National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a group that has lobbied fiercely against any new sanctions against Iran and in favor of a nuclear deal with the terror regime.
by Jordan Schachtel1 May 2015, 5:27 AM PST0

Pakistan jails ten militants for Malala Yousafzai attack, but not prime suspect; US Navy will escort US-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz; Iran’s ship seizure may be a message to Saudi Arabia
by John J. Xenakis1 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

If there were a turn-of-the-century equivalent of a TSA security line, Pier 54 at West 14th Street on May 1, 1915 may have been it.
by Breitbart News1 May 2015, 3:46 AM PST0

The recent January drone strike on a compound in Syria that killed an American al-Qaeda leader, Ahmed Farouq, with dual Pakistani citizenship, regrettably also killed an American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, who was being held hostage as well as an Italian aid worker, Giovanni LaPorto.
by Admiral James A. "Ace" Lyons1 May 2015, 2:38 AM PST0

The White House, Muqtada al-Sadr, a powerful Iraqi Shiite Cleric, and the Iraqi government have come out against a proposed U.S defense bill that authorizes sending arms and funds directly to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Sunni tribal fighters in Iraq.
by Edwin Mora30 Apr 2015, 10:20 PM PST0

The parents of more than 200 girls who remain missing from the Nigerian town of Chibok expressed outrage at the federal government following the announcement that hundreds of female captives had been liberated from Boko Haram terrorists, but none were the famed missing girls of Chibok. “To us, the government no longer has credibility,” said one parent.
by Frances Martel30 Apr 2015, 5:48 PM PST0

A spat between the Turkish government and the United States over police misconduct got personal when the mayor Ankara took to Twitter Wednesday and called State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf a “stupid blonde.”
by John Hayward30 Apr 2015, 4:28 PM PST0

Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria, a Malaysian Islamic scholar, first claimed that marital rape does not exist, but took it a step further when he insisted a man can enjoy sex with his wife even on a camel.
by Mary Chastain30 Apr 2015, 4:08 PM PST0

According to the World Tribune, the latest demand inflicted upon the captive population of Mosul by their ISIS overlords is a ban against shaving male beards. The terror state has decreed that beards are mandatory under sharia law.
by John Hayward30 Apr 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

The independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its Annual Report for 2015, documenting religious freedom violations in 33 countries and assessing the U.S. government’s implementation of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Apr 2015, 1:14 PM PST0

Hamas, the radical Islamist entity which rules the Gaza Strip, carried out mass beatings and arrests to shut down a protest on Wednesday.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Apr 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

Days after being pulled back from leading the Greek diplomatic team in talks with the European Union regarding the nation’s astronomical debt, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife, Danae Stratou, were the victims of an anarchist mob attack while dining out.
by Frances Martel30 Apr 2015, 11:51 AM PST0

In an echo of protests this week in Baltimore, demonstrators in Jerusalem, Israel have taken to the streets to oppose police brutality against Ethiopian Israelis. The immediate trigger for the protest, which drew hundreds of people to the streets near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, was a surveillance video showing two policemen beating a black Israeli soldier in uniform. Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat rushed to the scene to listen to the demonstrators’ concerns.
by Joel B. Pollak30 Apr 2015, 11:46 AM PST0

Survivors of the earthquake in Nepal clashed with the police while protesting over frustration with the relief operation. There is hardly any food or water as the country continues to suffer through the aftershocks.
by Mary Chastain30 Apr 2015, 10:11 AM PST0

Turkish news outlet Hurriyet Daily News travelled to Iraq to interview Yazidi women and girls the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) had kidnapped and raped. These females managed to escape or be released after relatives paid a ransom. Now they reside in refugee camps in northern Iraq.
by Mary Chastain30 Apr 2015, 9:37 AM PST0

A petition to support Professor Andrew Pessin’s right to free speech—which includes his pro-Israel point of view—now has almost 10,000 signatures. In addition, this morning, Dr. Pessin tells this reporter, “We trust that the administration is willing to work together with
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler30 Apr 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

After reviewing satellite images of North Korea, analysts believe the nuclear reactor at Yongbyon may have been reactivated, along with a uranium centrifuge facility.
by John Hayward30 Apr 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who is the chief representative of the Ayatollah’s interests abroad, has seemingly backed down from an offer made by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) to sit down and debate “Iran’s record of tyranny, treachery, and terror.”
by Jordan Schachtel30 Apr 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs under George W. Bush, Roger Noriega, asserted in multiple interviews this week that the United States has ample evidence that high-ranking government Venezuelan officials are involved in cocaine trafficking, and that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has used drug money to run his campaign.
by Frances Martel30 Apr 2015, 8:06 AM PST0

All but one of the members of an Iraqi delegation of minority groups—comprising representatives of the Yazidi and Turkmen Shia religious communities—have been granted visas to come for official meetings in Washington. The lone member denied a visa was the only Iraqi Christian in the group, a Catholic nun.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Apr 2015, 7:43 AM PST0