Islamism

Inside the minds of extremists: Counterterror experts warn antisemitism driving wave of radicalism

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Hamas’s October 7 attacks have drawn more young people into a complex conflict environment without the information or analytical tools needed to understand it fully.

Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.
Hezbollah supporters hold flags and posters during a rally in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 10, 2026.

Senior Shi'ite cleric hails 'Iranian victory,' demands stronger Hezbollah role in Lebanese gov't

Israeli, Iranian, and US flags are seen above US dollars in this illustrative image.

‘Pax Americana’ in the Middle East - opinion

 A cleric member of Basij paramilitary forces attends a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023

Islamic regime shuts down cafe in Tehran following accusations of 'promoting satanic activities'


Many student Islamic religious teachers oppose Israel, view Jews as enemies - study

"We're witnessing the emergence of a cohort of teachers espousing reactionary, antisemitic, and Islamist ideologies," a lead researcher cautioned.

A MAN walks past a graffiti of verses from the Koran at downtown in Cairo

Halachic State vs Caliphate: How do Jewish extremists differ from Islamist extremists? - opinion

Each fundamentalist movement presents to its followers a vision of a state of religious law between the river Jordan and the sea - a Halachic State or an Islamic Caliphate.

A scene from the documentary series The Jewish Underground,

Chikli at Brussels conference: Far left, radical Islamists are 'new antisemites'

Chikli argued that the "progressive left" and "radical political Islam" were the chief instigators of antisemitism today, but that their ambitions extended "well beyond to the rejection of Zionism."

 Amichai Chikli speaks at National Conservatism.

Terrorist groups recruit radicalized Muslims online as security operatives work to stop terror

Terrorist groups have long used social media platforms, but this trend has significantly increased after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

 Taliban fighters celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

French principal receives death threats for telling student to remove hijab

Meanwhile, several schools in Paris closed their gates Wednesday after receiving bomb threats allegedly from Islamists.

 A woman wearing a hijab walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, May 2, 2021.

The UK has an Islamist problem - opinion

A mass, Islamist-led street presence seeks to enforce its will on the public space and intimidate its opponents. 

 Protest in support of Palestinians, in London

The IDF can wipe out terrorists but what of Hamas terrorist ideology? - opinion

The belief systems of cults are robust, even when contradicted by reality. 

 PALESTINIANS FLEE Khan Yunis and move toward Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in January. Hamas delights in collateral damage even to its own people. Yet the intensity of its convictions is what attracts followers, say the writers.

Al Jazeera: A genocidal anti-Israel propaganda machine - opinion

A determined Israeli takedown of Al Jazeera should also serve as a clarion call to leaders in Washington and elsewhere to finally act decisively in their domiciles against the dangerous network.

 AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

How Qatar became a key world player and fed the Hamas beast

Qatar has used its wealth to buy friends on every side of every conflict. This has helped it give money to fund Hamas.

 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo on November 10.

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing

The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017.

Lanao Del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. stands among law enforcement officers as they investigate the scene of an explosion that occurred during a Catholic Mass in a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, December 3, 2023.