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U.K. Can Extradite Terror Suspects To U.S., Court Rules

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Jihad, Yemen, Afghanistan, United Kingdom, European Court of Human Rights, Terrorism, Reuters, Extradition, Abu Hamza, Abu Hamza Al-Masri, World News

(Adds details) STRASBOURG, France, April 10 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Britain had the right...

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M. Merah and Toulouse -- Will Sarkozy Benefit?

Barry Lando | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: France, Jihad, Toulouse, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News

Even before Mohammed Merah -- a 23-year-old French punk and part-time garage mechanic turned Jihadist -- died in a hail of bullets in Toulouse, the ho...

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Accused NYC Bomb Plotter Recruited Fourth Man 'To Wage Violent Jihad'

AP | By TOM HAYS | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: NYC Terror, Adis Medunjanin, Jihad, Nypd, Ny News, John Doe, NY Crime, Nyc Terrorism, New York News

NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors have quietly added a new wrinkle to their case against a New York City man charged in one of the most serious terror p...

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Mind Over Jihad

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Islamic Militants, Jihad, Islam, Radical Islam, Islamists, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Islamic Extremism, Counter Terorrism, Department of National Defense, Religion News

With the growing difficulty to prevent radicalization and rehabilitate militants, there is a lot more that needs to be done by parents, imams, scholars, teachers and the entire society to promote the message of mercy and compassion.

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Crusade vs. Jihad: Which Is Worse?

Jay Rubenstein | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Saladin, Muslims Against Crusades, War Crimes, Crusades, Jihad, Jerusalem, Mamelukes, Christianity, Religion News

Surely the Muslim conquests were just as brutal as the crusades? The short answer is, "No." But, let me explain:

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Exclusive: NPR's Steve Inskeep Talks About His New Book on Karachi: Can Pakistan Turn the Corner?

Anis Shivani | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Jihad, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, Pakistan Democracy, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistan, Jihadism, Shia-Sunni Conflict, AfPak War, Steve Inskeep, Karachi, War on Terrorism, Pakistan Crisis, Terrorism, Books News

Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, has written a most readable, informative, entertaining, and provocative narrative of contemporary Karachi. I recently had an email discussion with Inskeep about the city and the region.

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Massacre At Jerusalem -- Do The Crusades Still Matter?

Jay Rubenstein | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: War Crimes, Islam, Bill Clinton, Jihad, Crusades, Pilgrimage, Apocalypse, Jerusalem, Middle East, Massacre, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Christianity, Galileo, Vatican, Evangelicals, Massacre in Jerusalem, Jerusalem Massacre, Religion News

For better or worse, we remember the First Crusade now. But how should we do so? What did the battle of Jerusalem mean in 1099, and why should we care today?

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Heaviest Baby Born In Germany Given Controversial Name

The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 11.28.2011

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Elfi Yaghi, 40, gave birth to her 14th child in Berlin last Friday -- and gave him a name that's raising a few eyebrows: Jihad. The Islamic term is as...

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The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse

Wajahat Ali | Posted 01.24.2012

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American Muslim communities celebrating Thanksgiving with a traditional Turkey feast represents an encouraging sign of integration with American values and rituals. But, of course, we Muslims fooled you. Yet again.

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High School Student In 'Jihad Jane' Terror Case Pleads Not Guilty

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Al Qaeda, Maryland Schools, Terror Suspect, Pakistani Immigrant, Jihadists, Ali Charaf Damache, Federal Custody, Maryland High Schools, Colleen Larose, Mohammad Hassan Khalid, Terrorism, Jihad Jane, Education News, Jihad, Juvenile Justice, Education News

PHILADELPHIA — A high school honors student pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped the American terrorist dubbed "Jihad Jane" raise mone...

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Outward Appearance vs. Inward Morality: The Hypocrisy Of Misdirected Faith

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Jihad, Islam, Muslim, Female Modesty, Rawalpindi, Faith, Promotion of Virtue, Sufi, Religion News

Until you're squared away on the bigger issues -- manners, morals and ethics -- don't go out picking on the minor shortcomings of other people.

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High School Honors Student Charged In 'Jihad Jane' Terror Plot

AP | By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 12.21.2011

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PHILADELPHIA -- A high school honors student from Maryland helped the American terror suspect dubbed "Jihad Jane" plot to kill a Swedish artist and us...

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Remembrance And Renewal On Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Samuel April | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Jihad, Jewish Holidays, Pearl Harbor, Hanukkah, Al Qaeda, Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, September 11 Anniversary, Religion News

We remember the creation of man, his milieu and his mission in life. We pray for righteousness, repentance and return unto His divine commandments.

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Waging The Jihad Of The Pen

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Violence, Islam, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Extremism, 9/11, Prophet Muhammad, Terrorism, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, New York, Jihad, Ahmadiyya, Jihad of the Pen, Religion News

Ahmad joined a group of "Jihadis" who emphatically rejected the notion of violence in the name of Islam. Instead they were waging a Jihad of the pen, not sword. They were letter writers, not sword fighters.

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Feds: New Yorker Arrested On Way To Join Jihad

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Jihad, Ny News, Terrorism, Fbi, Agron Hasbajrami, Taliban, New York News, Agron Hasbajrami Charged, JFK Airport, New York News

NEW YORK — A man accused of seeking to travel to Pakistan so he could die as a martyr by fighting against U.S. forces pleaded not guilty Friday....

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Former Al Qaeda Militant Is Now A Comic Book Hero

AP | ROBIN McDOWELL | Posted 11.09.2011

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — The real life adventures of former al-Qaida-linked militant Nasir Abas have become a comic book in Indonesia, chronicling h...

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From Jihadism To Crusade-ism

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Crusades, Jihad, Religious Extremism, Oslo Bombing, Jihadism, Christianity, Christian Fundamentalism, Christian Crusades, Anders Behring Breivik, Religious Tolerance, Norway Bombing, Osama Bin Laden, Religion News

Since it became clear that the culprit of the horror in Norway was not a Muslim jihadist, but a self-proclaimed "Christian Knight," the popular perceptions of terrorism are being questioned.

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Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death?

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Jihad, Counterterrorism, Pentagon, New York Times, Military, Cold War, Terrorism, Politics News

Just what monsters might the military's computer specialists be helping to forge? And who exactly is supervising those "specialists" and their vituperative messages?

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Who Gets to Define Terrorism?

Ethan Casey | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Terrorists, Norway Shooting, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Christian Fundamentalism, Anders Behring Breivik, Jihad, American Politics, U.S. Politics, Norway, Counterterrorism, Oslo Bombing, American Muslims, Guantanamo Bay, Muslims, Oslo, Norway Bombing, Politics News

My column last week on drone attacks so clearly struck a nerve that I intended to write a follow-up this week, addressing some of the many comments an...

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Google Starts a Dialogue with Former Violent Extremists

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: SAVE. Summit Against Violent Extremism, Google, Jihad, Violent Extremism, Forgiveness, Impact News

At the end of June, Google Ideas brought together former extremists from all over the globe -- from the neo-Nazi youths of Milwaukee to the radical Islamists of Tower Hamlets -- and asked them a big question.

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New Fears Over Pakistan's Army

AP | By NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Jihad, Hizb Ut-Tahrir, Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, U.S.-Pakistan Relations, Pakistan, Pakistan Jihadists, Ali Khan, Pakistan Army, Osama Bin Laden, u.s. Pakistan, World News

ISLAMABAD -- The revelation that a senior Pakistani army officer was detained on suspicion of ties to a radical Islamist group has raised fresh concer...

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UK Delays Release Of Anti-Terror Cartoon

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Jihad, Cartoons, Terrorist Training Camp, Pakistan, England, Terrorism, Wish You Waziristan, British Foreign Office, Taliban, Film, Martin Orton, Arts News

LONDON — It was supposed to be a warning about the perils of joining the international jihad. But those behind "Wish You Waziristan" – a c...

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Responding to Pakistan's Civil War: Cut the Aid, Increase the Trade

Rob Asghar | Posted 07.25.2011

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Is Pakistan an unambiguous and unambivalent friend of America? No. But that does not mean it should be turned into an enemy.

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A Message to My Fellow Pakistanis in the Post-Osama World

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 07.19.2011

Let's forget about who is an "agent" of who. Let's not allow every conversation after an incident to devolve into random whodunit speculation. Let's stop trying to focus on who killed how many people and why. That's not in our control.

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NYC Terror Suspects Were Lone Wolves, Surveilled For Months

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Nyc Terrorist Trial, NYC Terror, Jihad, Mohamed Mamadouh, Ahmed Ferhani, Ny News, Nyc Terror Threat, Nyc Terror Hearings, New York Synagogue Bomb Plot, Nyc Terrorism, New York News

NEW YORK — The latest terrorism arrests in New York were announced with the fanfare of a City Hall news conference, a dramatic photo of a broad ...

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