Islamism

Almost half of young Muslims in Germany hold Islamist attitudes, study finds

German Parliamentary State Secretary Christoph de Vries noted that the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel’s Gaza border communities on October 7, 2023, was a “driver for Islamism as a whole.”

Pro-Palestine demonstrators attend a rally against Israeli aggression called by Amnesty International and others near the Bundestag on February 15, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

Teens arrested for UK ambulance arson radicalized 'beyond Islamism,' expert analyzes

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

Why is the West ignoring Islamist expansion at home? - opinion

 State media in Iran published a written message from the new leader on Thursday evening after nearly two weeks without any message or sign of him. These outlets also appear to have used image-enhancement tools to make Mojtaba Khamenei’s face look more polished

Europe should align with Israel, the US against the Iranian threat - opinion


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.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: 'Queers for Palestine' shows how stupid our society is

In a recent interview with UnHerd, prominent ex-Muslim author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali slams the "Queers for Palestine" movement.

 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former Dutch politician known for her criticism of Islam, attends a meeting of French intellectuals and politicians in Paris February 10, 2008.

Five Islamist convicts escape from Tunisian jail

The interior ministry published the names and photos of the escaped convicts and urged citizens to contact the police if they see them.

 Police officers stand guard near the site of a suicide bombing attack in downtown Tunis, Tunisia June 27, 2019.