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Abu Walaa has been sentenced to 10 years and six months for running a jihadist network and helping fighters travel to Syria and Iraq.
Comment: The Egyptian and French presidents are attempting to control the meaning of Islam to enact their domestic, authoritarian agendas, writes Sam Hamad.
Understanding the Saudi, Emirati 'excommunication' of the Muslim Brotherhood
Comment: Behind the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a 'terrorist, rebellious' group by Saudi and Emirati religious authorities lies a bid to delegitimise the group, writes Courtney Freer
Pakistan's 'university of jihad' proud of Taliban alumni
The Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary has taught several Taliban members currently negotiating with Afghanistan's government.
US, Algeria renew strategic alliance in troubled region
"Algeria is a committed counter-terrorism partner," General Stephen Townsend, head of US Africa Command, said on a recent visit to Algiers.
Pentagon chief heads to Algeria for security talks
Mark Esper is the first US defence secretary to visit Algiers in almost 15 years.
Syria's HTS 'renounces' use of suicide car bombings
HTS have used bomb-laden vehicles to target regime positions.
Four ex-directors of France Shia centre arrested
Four former directors of the France-based Zahra Centre were arrested on suspected Hezbollah ties.
Ilhan Omar accuses MSNBC host Joy Reid of 'Islamophobia'
The Muslim congresswoman stirred up controversy after she accused a prominent American news anchor of Islamophobia.
UAE adds Israel to its coalition of anti-democratic allies
Comment: UAE-Israel normalisation should be understood in a broader context of illiberal, anti-democratic actors solidifying their global ...
Dropping the word 'jihadi' won't fix UK police racism
Comment: Interrogating the impact of words means little if the policies which legitimise racist ideologies related to Muslims continue to exist, ...
Iraq Olympic football team goalkeeper found dead in car
Karrar Ibrahim was found dead in his car in the Al-Saadoun area of the capital Baghdad on Friday, authorities confirmed.
Iran-backed militia says PM's actions could bring escalation
Tensions have risen in Iraq between the state and Iran-backed armed groups after the assassination of a prominent analyst, whose death the US ...
Iraq mourns Hashemi, vows to pursue his killers
National and international figures mourned the killing of Hisham al-Hashemi, who was gunned down on Monday in capital city of Baghdad.
Iraqi researcher on militant groups Hisham al-Hashemi killed
Jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad on Monday and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital, an ...
HTS leader tries to present ‘moderate’ face to Syrians
The secretive leader of the jihadist group HTS has undertaken an intense public relations campaign in Idlib, revealing his true identity and trying to present a more moderate image.
No, radical Islam has not taken root in Bosnia
Islam adopted a more prominent role within Bosnian society after the country's bloody civil war, but radical interpretations have never taken ...
Radicalisation, Islamism and transnational politics: The Universal Enemy
Book Club: Seeing the jihadi project as another form of universalism is the audacious argument by Darryl Li in his new book The Universal Enemy.
US military claims 'success' in hacking Islamic State
Documents released by the National Security Archive at George Washington University offer the most detailed look at Washington's 'Operation ...
New IS leader's identity revealed, who led Yazidi genocide
The name of IS' new leader has been revealed, following the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan
Book Club: Abdullah Anas and Tam Hussein's To the Mountains: My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan is a valuable resource in ...
Night Letters: Afghan Islamists who Changed the World
Book Club: Sand's literary skills and nearly a decade of journalism in Afghanistan paired with Qazizai's in-depth knowledge of the country and ...
Syria rights group reveals horrors of 'world's worst prison'
Sednaya Prison in Damascus has been described as the world's worst prison, where thousands have died under torture.
Baghdadi dead, but the turmoil he thrived on continues
Comment: US policy in the region has bolstered the forces that allowed IS to rise, while weakening the forces that have fought it, writes Sam ...
Two British members of IS were killed in Syria during battles with SDF forces.
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