Posts tagged radical Islam
Indonesian politics roiled by return of radical firebrand imam Rizieq
Indonesian politics roiled by return of radical firebrand imam Rizieq

(ANALYSIS) The recent return from Saudi Arabia of Islamist firebrand Muhammad Rizieq Shihab sparked massive welcoming crowds, threatens to reform old political alliances and may even create new ones.

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Asia, News, PoliticsPaul MarshallPaul Marshall, Indonesia, Ahok, Jokowi, Firza Husein, Rezieq, Anies Baswedan, imam besar, great imam, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, Saudi Arabia, radical Isma, radical Islam, islam in indonesia, Secondary FeatureComment
The next generation of imams fighting for a French Islam

The October murder of the teacher Samuel Paty by an 18-year-old radical Islamist in France has reignited debates about the compatibility of Islam with French values like free speech. French imams like Mohamed Bajrafil are trying to fight extremism by preaching a modern Islam, encouraging young Muslims to embrace French values and working with the French government to train more imams in France rather than send them abroad.

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Europe, NewsJade LévinJade Lévin, Islam, France, France terrorism, Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams, radical Islam, Primary Feature, radicaliazation, Islamic extremism, Emmanuel Macron, Islam des Lumieres, Foundation for Islam in France, Muslim, Secondary Feature Comment
Africa’s Young Christians Face Danger from Islamic Extremism
Africa’s Young Christians Face Danger from Islamic Extremism

(OPINION) An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the Church than it is in the Middle East. Is anyone paying attention?

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Opinion, Politics, Religion, AfricaNina SheaNina Shea, Islamic State, Islamic extremism, Africa, Christians in Africa, ISIS, ISIS in Africa, radical Islam, terrorism, Primary Feature, Christianity, Islam Comment
After New Zealand mosque attacks: what are religious persecution levels around the world?

(COMMENTARY) Religious persecution of Christians is more than at any other time in modern history, while other groups like Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jews also suffer discrimination and violence in different regions of intolerance.

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Africa, Asia, Conflict, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Religion, Politics, OpinionRichard OstlingRichard Ostling, New Zealand, mosque attack, mosque shooting, Open Doors, Christian persecution, Religious persecution, Muslim persecution, Religious Freedom, religious violence, terrorism, extremism, white nationalist, ISIS, radical Islam, Christchurch, Primary Feature, Christianity, mosque attacks