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Apple Pie Holy War: “Incitement: Anwar al-Awlaki’s Western Jihad” by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens

Image by Muhammad ud-Deen The attacks of September 11th, 2001 reshaped the world by introducing a new brand of terrorism: global jihad. And there is one man in particular…

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7 min

Politics

The Convergence of Sovereign Citizen and Radical Islamist Ideology

Image by Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States – Islamophobia Discussion with Linda Sarsour, Ingrid Mattson, and Imam Zaid Shakir. Among the growing list of domestic extremist organizations, one…

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28 min

Politics

In Defense of the War on Terror: A Response to Ben Burgis

In a recent article on free will and determinism for Areo, Ben Burgis concludes that “everything that’s been done in the last eighteen years in the name of fighting terrorism…

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9 min

Politics

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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6 min

Politics

Is and Ought: The Long Mile Between Douglas Murray and Brenton Tarrant

The shockwave of horror emanating from the Christchurch massacre by Australian Brenton Tarrant has become a widening circle of anger directed toward those on the right of the aisle. The…

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23 min

Politics

Islamic Terrorism is Motivated by Religion, Not Retribution

A quote used in this article by Dermot O’Sullivan incorrectly states that a death occurred in Italy due to terrorism. The author references this case covered by Reuters, but no one…

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11 min

Politics

From the Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo

This is the transcript of a talk that Kenan Malik gave at the Integrity 20 conference in Brisbane, Australia on October 19th, 2017. First published on Pandaemonium, Malik’s personal website,…

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6 min

Politics

How Terrorists Are Creating a New Language

I have been stalking members of the terrorist group Tawheed Network (formerly al-Muhajiroun). I have spied on them over the Internet, and heard much gossip about them in my neighborhood of Bury…

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16 min

Politics

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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27 min

Features

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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3 min

Politics

After Barcelona: Let the Denial and Excuses Begin

In the aftermath of yet another Islamist attack in Europe, this time in Barcelona, the usual excuse makers will still be trying to blame the Iraq war, or the Crusades,…

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30 min

Features

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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5 min

Politics

The U.S. Should Not Overlook Hezbollah in the Fight Against Terrorism

Hezbollah is not ISIS. They are much more sophisticated than your everyday insurgency of religious fanatics.

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4 min

Politics

Why Islamists Target Music Venues

Music is perhaps the most potent medium in all the arts, eliciting profound emotional experiences through its surging melodies and pulsating rhythms. The sheer ubiquity and variety of music found…

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3 min

Politics

There’s No Justification for Finsbury Park Terrorism

When I first launched my Taking The Myth podcast as a companion piece to the regular interviews, the idea was to bring listeners a regular dose of skeptical discussion without…

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5 min

Politics

Denial and Consequences: The True Fallout from the Manchester Attack

While each one of the three terrorist attacks to have taken place over the last three months in the UK is a profound call of concern, the case of the…

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12 min

Politics

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 min

Politics

After Manchester: Our Conversation About Islam Must Pave the Way for Politicians

The Twitter outpourings on the evening of the Manchester attack included those sickened by people making jokes and infuriated by the associations made with a religious doctrine before all the…

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Terrorism

Apple Pie Holy War: “Incitement: Anwar al-Awlaki’s Western Jihad” by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens

The Convergence of Sovereign Citizen and Radical Islamist Ideology

In Defense of the War on Terror: A Response to Ben Burgis

Death to Fascism: A Qualified Defence of the War on Terror

Is and Ought: The Long Mile Between Douglas Murray and Brenton Tarrant

Islamic Terrorism is Motivated by Religion, Not Retribution

From the Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo

How Terrorists Are Creating a New Language

The Textual Roots of Islamic Violence

The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism

After Barcelona: Let the Denial and Excuses Begin

A Year in the UK’s Most Radicalized Town

The U.S. Should Not Overlook Hezbollah in the Fight Against Terrorism

Why Islamists Target Music Venues

There’s No Justification for Finsbury Park Terrorism

Denial and Consequences: The True Fallout from the Manchester Attack

No, You’re Not More Likely to Be Killed by a Right-Wing Extremist than an Islamic Terrorist

After Manchester: Our Conversation About Islam Must Pave the Way for Politicians

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