terrorism
Obama to speak on terrorism in Oval Office address Sunday night
By David Jackson — December 6, 2015
The San Bernardino Calif., killings by a couple with terrorist ties prompted the Sunday (Dec. 6) address, his first from the Oval Office since 2010.
Couple whom FBI, Obama call terrorists were once a ‘happy bride’ and her ‘sweet’ husband
By Reuters — December 5, 2015
All their mosque acquaintances knew of Tashfeen Malik and Syed Riswan Farook is that they were quietly devout. The FBI says they orchestrated "an act of terrorism."
In French elections, clashing visions of Muslim identity
By Elizabeth Bryant — December 4, 2015
PARIS (RNS) In this weekend's regional elections, the fledgling Union of French Muslim Democrats party seeks to counter a rising tide of Islamophobia and give France’s five million Muslims a greater political voice.
‘Own it!’ Terrorism is an Islamic issue, say some Muslims
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 4, 2015
(RNS) The U.S has no clear ideological campaign to fight ISIS or Islamists and President Obama is ducking reality by refusing to label Islamic terrorism, said a panel of progressive Muslims.
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.
San Bernardino killer couple’s motive still unknown, officials say
By Reuters — December 3, 2015
Muslim leaders fear the husband and wife, both with Muslim-sounding names, who killed 14 people will inspire Islamophobia.
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.
Christians, don’t forget that we too have killed in God’s name
By David P. Gushee — November 17, 2015
The responsibility of religious leaders is to put their own house in order, not point fingers at other religions.
War with Islam? Evangelicals ponder Christian response to Paris attacks
By Timothy C. Morgan — November 16, 2015
(RNS) Some argue that the best response to the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris is a war on terrorism and militant Islamic ideology, while others favor Christian reconciliation and pacifism.
Obama denounces religious test for refugees: ‘That’s not who we are’
By Kimberly Winston — November 16, 2015
(RNS) The president strongly restated his -- and his predecessor's -- belief that a war against ISIS is not a war against Islam.
Does religion give rise to violence — or the other way around? (COMMENTARY)
By James Bernard Murphy — November 15, 2015
(RNS) Mass killings by a group that calls itself the Islamic State have triggered a heated debate about militant Islam and our response. Rene Girard’s theories deserve wider appreciation.
World religious leaders condemn Paris carnage
By Rosie Scammell — November 14, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis raises the specter of a World War III “in pieces,” Muslims issue statements of condemnation, while evangelical Christians in America debate whether to speak of a “war with Islam.”
Pakistani pilgrims flock to crocodile shrine as Taliban threat recedes
By Reuters — October 15, 2015
KARACHI (Reuters) The lean days appear to be over for Mor Sahib, an 87-year-old crocodile venerated by Pakistan's tiny Sheedi community, as pilgrims once again flock to a shrine in Karachi.
Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ attacks shake Jerusalem
By Reuters — October 13, 2015
JERUSALEM (Reuters) Recent violence has been stirred in part by Muslim anger over increasing Jewish visits to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Israel’s enemy within: Young militant settlers
By Shira Rubin — August 23, 2015
AHIYA, West Bank —The increasingly radical Jewish militants who target Palestinians are the latest front in Israel's struggle against terrorism. Israeli security authorities estimate hundreds belong to these groups.
