al-Qaida
Attacker at Indonesian church injures priest
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 28, 2016
MEDAN, Indonesia -- Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Sumatra.
Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers
By Reuters — April 7, 2016
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The slaying of law student Nazimuddin Samad, 28, follows the killing last year of five secular writers and a publisher, including a Bangladeshi-American activist.
Al Qaeda gunmen drank beers before Ivory Coast attack
By Reuters — March 14, 2016
GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast -- Fifteen civilians and three members of the special forces were killed in the attack at a weekend retreat popular with Ivorians and westerners.
Trump clip blasting Muslims turns up in purported terrorist recruitment video
By Doug Stanglin — January 2, 2016
The video weaves together Trump's call for banning Muslims' entry to the U.S. with archival video of now-dead top al-Qaida recruiter Anwar al-Awlaki.
Obama takes on Islamic extremism
By Mark Silk — December 7, 2015
But will our Muslim allies answer his call?
Farook’s coworker: ‘I think he married a terrorist’
By Doug Stanglin — December 4, 2015
Tashfeen Malik, the female suspect in the San Bernardino shooting spree, had expressed support for the Islamic State terrorist group and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a social media post, according to two U.S. officials.
Mali hotel hostages rescued by commandos, 27 reported dead in attack by Islamist gunmen
By Reuters — November 20, 2015
Before Mali commandos retook the hotel, some hostages escaped and others were freed by the terrorists after showing they could recite verses from the Quran.
Religious freedom advocates need to speak out on Bangladesh killings (COMMENTARY)
By Paul Fidalgo — November 12, 2015
(RNS) We have heard little to nothing from many of the major American conservative religious organizations that claim to care so deeply about religious freedom. And make no mistake, these murders are as ferocious an assault on religious freedom as one can find.
East-West Travelblog: Radicalization is not a ‘Muslim problem’
By Kimberly Winston — August 28, 2015
“The biggest threat in the U.S. from militant individuals is not Muslim, it is Christians.”
After death threats, Bangladeshi atheist relocates to US
By Kimberly Winston — June 2, 2015
(RNS) Taslima Nasrin, a Bangladeshi gynecologist, novelist and poet, made the move after death threats from al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, which claimed credit for the killing of another Bangladeshi atheist last month.
Islamic State’s sophisticated recruiting campaign poses persistent threat in U.S.
By Kevin Johnson — April 27, 2015
WASHINGTON – Federal authorities have identified more than 150 U.S. residents who have sought to join the ranks of the terror organization or rival groups in Syria.
Al-Shabab militants create chaos, pain for Somalis
By Tonny Onyulo — April 20, 2015
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabab militants have targeted government offices, U.N. facilities, the airport, the president's palace, hotels and restaurants in their bid to overthrow the government.
ISIS versus the West: A clash of civilizations? (COMMENTARY)
By John Farmer — February 23, 2015
(RNS) To a layman it sure as hell looks like a collision of civilizations -- specifically between the advocates of a malignant interpretation of Islam and a Christian West which, a millennium ago, produced the Crusades.
So what if Charlie Hebdo *is* racist? I’m still Charlie
By Brian Pellot — January 9, 2015
If you think #JeSuisCharlie means hating Muslims, gays, women and immigrants, you're missing the point.
Is religious freedom really the answer to radicalism?
By Chris Stedman — November 14, 2014
True religious freedom won’t be accomplished by platitudes. It requires a comprehensive and balanced approach that’s all too often missing from the field.
