The Radicalisation of India and Pakistan
The border between Pakistan and India is one of the most volatile in the world and the people on both sides are chauvinistic towards each other. Pakistan is a Muslim-majority…
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Islamism
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Who Speaks for Muslims in Colorado?
At this year’s Western Conservative Summit in Denver, John Andrews, former Colorado senator and founder of the Centennial Institute, reignited the discussion of Islamism in Muslim-American communities. Many local publications,…
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Death to Fascism: A Qualified Defence of the War on Terror
I am a leftist and I do not look back on George W. Bush with much fondness. The attacks on civil liberties, the torture, and all the other abuses sanctioned…
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Reclaiming Islam From the Islamists is the First Step in Combatting Anti-Muslim Extremism
The horrific massacre of innocent Muslims in Christchurch has ignited all sorts of debates around anti-Muslim extremism. Immediately in its wake, the New York Times published this op-ed, entitled “The…
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The Textual Roots of Islamic Violence
We’re all familiar with the routine by now. A terrorist attack occurs. Hours later, the world learns the identity of the attacker (or, the identities of the attackers). Then comes…
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The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism
This is Part 2 of Gurwinder Bhogal’s report. Gurwinder is a writer embedded in Luton, England and has spent the last year and more researching the causes of extremism. Read…
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A Year in the UK’s Most Radicalized Town
Terrorism is on the rise. But as ISIS is being beaten back in the East, their operations have only increased in the West. 2016 saw a slew of Islamist atrocities…
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Nadia Murad and Yazidi Sex Slavery Under ISIS
Stories of those forcefully taken from their homes by ISIS militants and sold into slavery are haunting reminders of the tyranny that Daesh (ISIS) has wrought on so many during its seizure…
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No, You’re Not More Likely to Be Killed by a Right-Wing Extremist than an Islamic Terrorist
On 22nd May, 2017, a 22 year old jihadist named Salman Ramadan Abedi wandered into the Manchester Arena during a concert populated primarily by young teens and their parents, and…
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7 Steps to Defeating Islamism
The steady flow of jihadist terrorist attacks striking European cities highlight the monumental failure of liberal democracies in opposing the great totalitarian menace of our time: Islamism. Yet, the deadly…
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Islam vs. Islamism: Why the Distinction Still Matters
Much has been said regarding the terms Islam and Islamism. Some argue the distinction is an artificial one, imposed by the politically correct Left. Others stress it is essential to…
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Westminster and the Islamic Connection
Back in the autumn of 2010, an online magazine produced and published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula entitled Inspire, urged it’s readership to attack “the enemies of Allah” by…
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Moderates in the Extreme: The Islamist Spectrum and its Challenge for Liberal Democracy
One day in 2011 when I was living in Manchester, I encountered a Christian fundamentalist standing on Market Street wearing a sandwich board that expressed some of the fundamentals of…
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