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Australian Islamists Yearn for the Days of the Great Warriors of Islam: Our Children Need to Adopt Saladin As Their Role Model Instead of Superman or Batman
Australian Islamist scholars Abu Bakr Zoud and Mohamad Doar glorified Saladin and his military prowess, suggesting that a similar role model was needed in order to regain Al-Aqsa. Speaking at a seminar on Saladin, held by the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah c…
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Syrian Opposition Leader Offers Non-Islamist Alternative Plan for Syria
A liberal Syrian opposition leader lobbied the Trump White House and conservative think tanks in Washington last week to support a plan to counter growing Iranian and Islamist domination in Syria. Kamal al-Labwani says he received a favorable reception
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Abbas’ advisor: “This nation will awaken and uproot evil from its land”
Habbash, Abbas’ advisor on religious issues, is also the supreme shari’ah judge in the PA. (Feb. 01, 2018)
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MEF Welcomes Trump’s Potential UNRWA Reforms
PHILADELPHIA – January 30, 2018 – The Middle East Forum welcomes reports that the Trump administration might “refuse to accept UNRWA’s special status for ‘Palestine refugees,'” and suspend all U.S. government funding of the group. The Forum has long
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Improvised Explosive Devices And Rocket Launchers Seized In Pakistani Town Of Hangu
In the northwestern Pakistani town of Hangu, security officials seized a large cache of weapons, improvised explosive devices, and rocket launchers on January 26, 2018, as per this photograph that appeared in the local media. Source: Roznama Umm…
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Al-Shabab Seizes Another U.S. Drone That Crashed In Southern Somalia – The Second In Under A Week
On January 31, 2018, the Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen-affiliated Shahada News reported that the group had seized control of a U.S. drone that crashed on the outskirts of the coastal town of Kismayo.[1] This is the second American drone to crash in the sa…
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Afghan Taliban Displeased With Trump’s Rejection Of Peace Talks, Say: ‘Our Nation Has A Long And Rich History Of Bringing Arrogant Invaders To Their Senses’
After U.S. President Donald Trump said on January 30 that there will be “no peace talks” with the Afghan Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization), issued the following statement: “U….
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Al-Qaeda Supporters Mourn Death Of Head Of Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Media Department
On January 31, 2018, the Algerian Ministry of National Defense reported on its website, that Abu Rawaha Hisham, the head of the Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) media department, was killed during an operation conducted by Algerian security force…
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Senior Saudi Journalist Al-Rashed: Al-Qaradawi’s International Union Of Muslim Scholars Encourages Jihadi Discourse, Supports Terrorists, Fights Moderate Islam
As part of the boycott declared on Qatar some six months ago by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt,[1] these countries drew up three lists of organizations and people who they say have ties to terror and are supported by Qatar. One of the organiz…
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TIP Response To Death Of Uyghur Cleric In Chinese Prison: We Will Continue The Path Of Jihad And Avenge The Deaths Of Our Martyrs
On January 29, 2018, it was reported that the prominent Uyghur cleric Sheikh Muhammad Salih Hajim died in a Chinese prison at age 82. The Qatari news website thenewkhalij.org reported that the Chinese authorities are refusing to transfer his body to hi…