Islamic Extremists

In Defense of Jihadist Internet Forums

Aki Peritz | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Jihadists, Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Counterterrorism, National Security, Terrorism, Cybersecurity, Islamic Extremists, Al Qaeda, Politics News

Defacing and darkening extremist websites is immensely satisfying. However, the U.S. and others should not keep reminding terrorists and their followers that they are being monitored online.

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Iran Thinks It Has a Direct Line to God

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Arab Spring, Mossad, Dan Meridor, Islamic Extremists, Israel, Shin Bet, Saudi Arabia, Espionage, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iran, World News

Dan Meridor is the Israeli government's leading moderate -- with the touch of a true intellectual. And Meridor now has an serious emergency at his hands: Iran's nuclear weapons, which Israel has vowed to stop -- with a war, if necessary.

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Pakistan To United States: No More Drone Strikes

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Drone Attacks, South Asia, Cia, War on Terror, Terrorism, Pakistan, Islamic Extremists, US-Pakistan Relations, Drone Strikes, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, World News

ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Thursday unanimously approved recommendations from its national security committee on tie...

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4 Myths That Led To The NYPD Attack On Muslim Civil Liberties

Daniel Tutt | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Religious Extremism, Islamophobia, Islamic Extremists, Nypd, Counterterrorism, Muslim Americans, Islam, Radical Islam, Islam in America, Religion News

The damage that these scandals have caused in severing the lines of trust between law enforcement and the Muslim community may be irreparable in the short term, but it is not too late for the NYPD to begin assessing the policies that led us here.

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Dire Warnings Over Muslim American Terrorists Overblown, Study Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Homegrown Terrorists, Video, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Muslim Americans, Charles Kurzman, Islamic Extremists, Muslims, Homegrown Terrorism, Nypd Spying, Nypd Spying on Mosques, House Radicalization Hearings, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new study of homegrown terrorism involving Muslim Americans suggests that the alarm bells set off by Republicans in Congress over slee...

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Taliban To Open Office In Qatar

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and PATRICK QUINN | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Islamic Militants, Video, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Middle East, Terrorism, Afghanistan War End, Islamic Extremists, Taliban Peace Talks, Taliban, Qatar, Afghan Taliban, Ap, World News, Afghanistan War, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday they have reached a preliminary deal with the Gulf state of Qatar to open a liaison office there...

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U.S. Ups Extremist Fight In Pakistan

AP | By SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Islamic Militants, United States Pakistan Relations, Quran, Islamic Extremists, Violent Extremism, United States Pakistan, World News

OKARA, Pakistan -- Sultan Mehmood Gujar was a solid supporter of Islamist militants fighting in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India and even donated money...

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Counterterrorism Czar Resists Muslim Labels, As Critics Say Right-Wing Threat Looms Larger

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Peter King, White Supremacists, Homeland Security, Islamic Extremists, Fbi, Southern Poverty Law Center, Department of Homeland Security, Video, Islamic Radicalism, Counterterrorism, Janet Napolitano, Neo-Nazis, Newt Gingrich, Nypd Spying, Dhs, Eco-Terrorism, Right-Wing Extremism, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The federal government's point man working to counter homegrown violent extremism and defend communities from terrorist attacks isn't in...

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Arab Spring Success Requires Islamists to Share

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Elections, Moderate, John McCain, Middle East, Algeria, Arabs, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Dictatorship, Arab Spring, Islamists, World News

The Arab Spring will produce a mix of individuals subscribing to old and new ideologies. But as long as they are committed to power sharing and the voluntary nonviolent transfer of power, the revolution and the sacrifices would have been worth it.

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The Fifth Step Against Terror: Enlightenment

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Koran, Islam, War on Terror, Muslim Brotherhood, Terrorism, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Islamic Extremists, Hasan Al Banna, Enlightenment, Koran Burning, Muslim, Peace, Ayman Al-Zawahri, September 11 Anniversary, Religion News

America hasn't always found peaceful alternatives to stop aggression. Since 9//11 we've taken four steps along the path to end terrorism, but haven't yet taken step 5 -- the one with perhaps the greatest potential to de-claw terrorism, and to do it peacefully.

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The Victims of Terrorism Who Do Not Seek Revenge

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Google, 9/11, Islamic Extremists, Forgiveness, Andrew Rice Oklahoma, Victims of Terror, Reconciliation, World News

How is it possible to feel the humanity of a person who has systematically and brutally maimed or murdered innocent people for the sake of an ideology?

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Is The Islamic Terrorist Threat Overblown?

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Charles Kurzman, Islam, Islamic Extremists, Muslim Extremists, Muslim Terrorism, Islamic Terrorism, Terrorism, Video, Religion News

By Yonat Shimron c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) After a car bomb detonated on Wall Street one minute past the noon lunch hour killing 38 peop...

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Arkansas Soldier Shooter's Tell-All Letter To FBI

AP | JEANNIE NUSS | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Eugene Levy, Islamic Extremists, Little Rock, Arkansas Soldier Shooter, Fbi, Abdulhakim Muhammad, Jewish, Rabbi, Crime News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man who pleaded guilty to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas said he also shot at the...

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The 'Ground Zero Mosque': One Year Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Atlas Shrugs, Norway Attack, Islam, park51, Pamela Geller, 9/11 Anniversary, Imam Rauf, Islamic Extremists, Muslims, World Trade Center, Sharif El-Gamal, Daisy Khan, Politics News

As political firestorms go, few have consumed more oxygen than last summer's "ground zero mosque" controversy in lower Manhattan. Though it was nei...

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Fort Hood Shooter's First Day In Court

AP | ANGELA K. BROWN and PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Texas, Islamic Extremists, Shooter, Paralyzed, Fbi, Army Murder, Islamic Militant, Fort Hood, Crime News

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage unexpectedly severed ties with his lead attorney Wednesday, e...

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UK Spies Replace Terrorists' Online Bomb Instructions With Cupcake Recipe

AP | By PAISLEY DODDS | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Gchq, Britain Spy Agency, Anwar Al Awlaki, Terrorists, Cupcakes, Cybercrime, Bombs, Cupcake Recipes, Islamic Extremists, Hacking, Cupcake Bomb Hack, Inspire Magazine, Al Qaeda, Food News

LONDON -- Britain's spy agencies have a new message for terrorists: make cupcakes, not war. Intelligence agents managed to hack into the extremist In...

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A Moment Of Opportunity For Muslims

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Muslims, Islam, Mathematics, Religion, Prophet Mohammed, Pythagoras, Koran, Rationalism, Islamic Extremists, Quran, Muslim Extremism, Religion News

As an agnostic outsider, it's not for me to tell a billion plus Muslims just how to rekindle the progressive, rationalist tradition of Islam into a beacon of hope. But I can and must point out the need to do so.

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Poll Of Americans Finds Less Support For Libya No-Fly Campaign But High Marks For Middle East Uprisings

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Islamic Extremists, Poll, Arab Spring, Middle East Democracy, Libya No Fly Zone, World News

WASHINGTON -- Americans are losing patience with the international military action in Libya even as an overwhelming majority look positively on the Ar...

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Partnerships, Not Islamophobia, Must Dictate US Counterterrorism Policy

Deborah Ramirez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Islam, Rep. Peter King, Muslim Americans, Keith Ellison, Peter King Radical Islam Hearings, Peter King Radical Islam, Muslims, Islamic Extremists, Lee Baca, Rep. Keith Ellison, Muslim, Peter King Muslims, Politics News

Law enforcement must move past the Islamophobic rhetoric that seems to dominate US counterterrorism discourse bring Muslim communities into the fold to help in the effort.

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Peter King's Hearings Hurt Our Troops

Ashwin Madia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Islam, Rep. Peter King, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, Terrorism, George W. Bush, votevets.org, Islamic Extremists, Peter King Muslims, Barack Obama, Islamophobia, Counterterrorism, Islamic Radicalism, Muslims, Votevets, Iraq, Politics News

The hearings are a political show to play to the fringe base, not a real attempt to better our security. And, unfortunately, it comes at the expense of our troops fighting overseas.

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Why the Real Threat Is Islamophobia, Not Islam

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Islam, Switzerland, park51, France, Germany, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, European Union, Islamic Fundamentalism, Muslim, Islamists, Terrorists, World News

Islamophobia is far more threatening than any Muslim could ever be, for it breeds ignorance and bigotry.

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Pakistanis Mourn A Once Religiously Tolerant, Relaxed Nation

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, US-Pakistan Relations, Islamization of Pakistan, Islamic Extremists, Muslim Extremism, Islam in Pakistan, Salman Taseer Killed, Pakistan Religion, Salman Taseer, Religion News

ISLAMABAD — A 60-year-old university administrator in the southern port city of Karachi is wistful as he recalls the more tolerant, freewheeling...

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Assassination Of Reform Leader Rocks Pakistan And Opponents Of Blasphemy Law

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Fundamentalism, Pakistan Blasphemy, Mumtaz Qadri, Islamic Extremists, Pakistan Assassination, Salman Taseer, Blasphemy Law, Pakistan Blasphemy Law, Religion News

By Anto Akkara Religion News Service BANGALORE, India -- Church officials in Pakistan say the assassination of Salman Taseer, an outspoken critic of...

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Salman Taseer Funeral Draws Thousands Under Tight Security (PHOTOS)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Salman Taseer Funeral, Salman Taseer Killed, Islamic Extremists, Islamic Militants, President Asif Ali Zardari, Salman Taseer Assassination, Pakistan, Slidepollajax, Salman Taseer Assassinated, Punjab, Salman Taseer, World News

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Thousands of Pakistani police were on high alert in Lahore on Wednesday ahead of the funeral for an outspoken provincial gove...

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Time to Rethink Using the Term "Extremism"

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Extremism, Islamic Extremists, Political Rhetoric, Right-Wing Extremism, Extremism, Politics News

Every time liberals and leftists use the term "extremist" it undermines the movement for progressive social change.

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