Commentary / World Nov 28, 2017
Rohingya militancy poses a regional threat
by Brahma Chellaney
External forces fomenting jihadist attacks in Rakhine state bear considerable responsibility for the current plight of the Rohingya.
Commentary / World Jul 7, 2016
by Brahma Chellaney
Unless concerted efforts are made to fight the ideology of jihad and drain the terrorism-breeding swamps, liberal, pluralistic states could come under siege.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 22, 2016
Lynch tells grieving Orlando there's no 'magic bullet' against jihadi propaganda
The Orlando massacre at a popular gay nightclub underscores the challenges faced by the U.S. government in countering the narrative of radical extremism, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. Lynch told The Associated Press in an interview that no one yet has "found the magic ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 17, 2015
California massacre pair privately discussed jihad, martyrdom online before marriage: Comey
The husband-and-wife team who killed 14 people and wounded 21 others this month in San Bernardino, California, communicated privately about jihad and martyrdom before they were married, but there is no evidence to suggest the couple revealed those thoughts publicly on social media, the ...
World / Crime & Legal May 5, 2015
Gunman in Texas attack on Muhammad cartoon event on FBI radar for years
Federal agents for years monitored one of the two gunmen shot dead after opening fire with assault rifles at a heavily guarded Texas exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Two law enforcement officials who asked not to be named said one of the dead ...
World / Crime & Legal Apr 3, 2015
American trio charged in N.Y. with jihadi terrorism-related crimes
U.S. authorities charged three people with terrorism-related crimes, including two New York women who allegedly discussed making bombs. A Texas man was charged separately with trying to train alongside Muslim militants. A criminal complaint against Noelle Velentzas, 28, and Asia Siddiqui, 31, was unsealed Thursday ...
World Mar 18, 2015
United flight diverted after man rushes toward cockpit, shouting jihadis in cargo hold: ABC News
A United Airlines flight to Denver returned to a Washington airport late on Monday when a passenger shouting about jihad rushed toward the cockpit before other passengers grabbed him, ABC News said. United Flight 1074, carrying 33 passengers and six crew members, returned to Washington ...
World / Crime & Legal Mar 11, 2015
Frenchman gets three years for helping girl of 14 to go to Syria to marry Islamic State fighter
A French court sentenced a man on Tuesday to three years in jail for helping a 14-year-old girl who wanted to travel to Syria to marry an Islamic State fighter there. The sentencing underscored how French authorities are cracking down not only on volunteer jihadis ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 4, 2014
Chicago-area teen ordered held for trying to take siblings to join Islamic State
A federal judge on Monday ordered pre-trial detention for a Chicago-area 19-year-old accused of trying to fly with his two younger siblings to the Middle East to join the militant group Islamic State. Mohammed Hamzah Khan of suburban Bolingbrook was arrested a month ago at ...
Commentary Nov 3, 2014
by Brahma Chellaney
Tiny Qatar, the world's richest country in per capita terms, has leveraged its natural gas wealth to emerge as a leading backer of Islamist causes.
Commentary Oct 21, 2014
Joining Islamic State is about 'sex and aggression'
by Arie Kruglanski
As a psychological counter to Islamic State, might young men vulnerable to the appeal of such extremist ideology be persuaded to fight the desecration of their religion and promised a place in history by defeating the satanic evil that soils their faith?
Commentary / World Jul 14, 2014
by Bernard Haykel
The recent declaration of a caliphate by the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is an unprecedented event in modern times, showing that violent jihadism is now an entrenched feature of the Arab political landscape.