terrorism
Attack that killed toddler prompts Israel to OK holding suspects without trial
By Reuters — August 2, 2015
No arrests have been made yet in the firebombing of two homes that killed a toddler but it bore the mark of other attacks by young Jewish zealots targeting Arabs, Christians, peace activists or Israeli army property.
Armslist website linked to Tennessee shooting denies it sells guns
By Reuters — July 24, 2015
(Reuters) The website where friends of the Tennessee shooting suspect said he had purchased guns before last week's attack denied on Thursday that it was in the business of selling weapons, saying it instead offered "a free speech forum."
Chattanooga shooting stirs U.S. Muslims’ concerns about radicalization
By Reuters — July 19, 2015
(Reuters) Last week's Chattanooga shooting rampage was the latest reminder to American Muslims of the need to find ways to keep teenagers and young adults from being drawn to ideologies promoted by such groups as Islamic State.
British Muslims react to Cameron’s call to thwart ISIS among the youth
By Trevor Grundy — June 19, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A leading British Muslim on Friday rejected Prime Minister David Cameron's demand that the community do more to thwart the appeal of the Islamic State group's ideology among young Muslims.
French attack survivor Luz will leave Charlie Hebdo
By Reuters — May 19, 2015
PARIS (Reuters) One of the few cartoonists to survive an Islamist militant attack on France's Charlie Hebdo journal is leaving the publication, saying he can no longer bear the pressure.
Charlie Hebdo artist: Drawing The Prophet ‘no longer interests me’
By Reuters — April 30, 2015
Luz drew the tearful Mohammad holding a "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") sign for the first edition published after terrorists killed his magazine colleagues.
Syrian Catholic leader pleads with US Christians not to forget his threatened church
By David Gibson — April 29, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “We are in grave danger; we may disappear soon,” Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart said in trying to keep one of the world's original Christian communities from vanishing.
Can religion and politics mix – for good, not evil?
By David Gibson — April 17, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) Everyone wants religions to get along and play nice. But is that even possible, and would it do any good?
Kansas man arrested in bomb plot in support of Islamic State
By Reuters — April 13, 2015
(Reuters) A Kansas man was arrested on Friday as part of an FBI sting operation in which he was plotting a suicide car bombing at Fort Riley army base in support of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said.
Kenya cracks down on al-Shabab funding and recruitment after Garissa attack
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 9, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) This week, Kenya froze the accounts of 85 groups and individuals, including bus companies and Muslim rights organizations, allegedly linked to al-Shabab, following a massacre at a Kenyan university last week.
Boko Haram pledges loyalty to brutal Islamic State
By Katharine Lackey — March 9, 2015
The pledge would make Boko Haram the largest extremist group to agree to fight under the Islamic State
Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Islamic State is Muslim like Irish Republican Army was Catholic
By David Gibson — March 4, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “The analogy (to the IRA) is somewhat accurate,” said Archbishop Timothy Dolan, an Irish-American who on March 17 will serve as grand marshal of the city's St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The death of 16 nuns and the allure of terrorism (COMMENTARY)
By Dale Hanson Bourke — February 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The "Dialogues of the Carmelites" shows the price that is paid when truth is not spoken to power and a sense of injustice makes unholy acts seem somehow noble.
Obama: Alleged war on Islam is ‘an ugly lie’
By David Jackson — February 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) National leaders must dispute claims that there is a clash of civilizations in the world, the president said during a second-day speech at the White House Summit on Confronting Violent Extremism.
Obama: No religion responsible for terrorism
By David Jackson — February 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) "No religion is responsible for terrorism — people are responsible for violence and terrorism," Obama told delegates at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism.
